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Wind Advisory 14, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

December 20, 201624 counties in South Dakota; 8 counties in Minnesota; Lyon County, Osceola County, Sioux County, Iowa

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Dec 20, 2016, 8:31 PM CST for 24 counties in South Dakota; 8 counties in Minnesota; Lyon County, Osceola County, Sioux County, Iowa. It took effect at Dec 21, 2016, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 20, 2016, 8:31 PM CST (02:31 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 21, 2016, 8:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 21, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 35 counties

Lyon County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, Aurora County, SD, Beadle County, SD, Bon Homme County, SD, Brookings County, SD, Brule County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Clay County, SD, Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Jerauld County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, McCook County, SD, Miner County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD, Sanborn County, SD, Turner County, SD, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 170 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2016-12-21Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2016-12-21The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 26 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2481 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
90 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
26 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

353 
WWUS73 KFSD 210231
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
831 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2016


SDZ050-052-057-058-063-064-211215-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.161221T1400Z-161222T0000Z/
GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT
831 PM CST TUE DEC 20 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AFTER DAYBREAK...WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARRIVING BETWEEN 10AM AND 4PM. 

* WIND SPEEDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE
  POSSIBLE...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
552 
WWUS73 KFSD 211017
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
417 AM CST WED DEC 21 2016


SDZ050-052-057-058-063-064-211830-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.161221T1400Z-161222T0000Z/
GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT
417 AM CST WED DEC 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE AFTER DAYBREAK...WITH 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS ARRIVING BETWEEN 10AM AND 4PM. 

* WIND SPEEDS...SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL BE 
  POSSIBLE...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AT TIMES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
975 
WWUS73 KFSD 211638
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1038 AM CST WED DEC 21 2016

SDZ050-052-057-058-063-064-220000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-161222T0000Z/
GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT
1038 AM CST WED DEC 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO LATE MORNING...WITH STRONGEST
  WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4PM.

* WIND SPEEDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AT TIMES FROM 30 TO 35 MPH...WITH
  PERIODIC GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
343 
WWUS73 KFSD 211748
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1148 AM CST WED DEC 21 2016

MNZ071-072-080-081-097-SDZ038>040-053>056-059-220000-
/O.EXA.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-161222T0000Z/
LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-PIPESTONE-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-
BROOKINGS-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-DAVISON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
PIPESTONE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...
BROOKINGS...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...ORLAND...FLANDREAU...
MITCHELL
1148 AM CST WED DEC 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO LATE MORNING...WITH STRONGEST 
  WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4PM. 

* WIND SPEEDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AT TIMES FROM 30 TO 35 MPH...
  WITH PERIODIC GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

SDZ050-052-057-058-063-064-220000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-161222T0000Z/
GREGORY-JERAULD-BRULE-AURORA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...
ALPENA...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...
STICKNEY...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT
1148 AM CST WED DEC 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO LATE MORNING...WITH STRONGEST 
  WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 4PM. 

* WIND SPEEDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AT TIMES FROM 30 TO 35 MPH...
  WITH PERIODIC GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
002 
WWUS73 KFSD 212008
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
208 PM CST WED DEC 21 2016

IAZ001-002-012-MNZ089-090-098-SDZ060>062-065>071-220000-
/O.EXA.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-161222T0000Z/
LYON IA-OSCEOLA-SIOUX-NOBLES-JACKSON-ROCK-HANSON-MCCOOK-MINNEHAHA-
HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SIOUX CENTER...ORANGE CITY...ROCK VALLEY...
HAWARDEN...HULL...WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...LUVERNE...
ALEXANDRIA...EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...CLAYTON...
PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...IRENE...HURLEY...
CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...TYNDALL...
SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...VERMILLION...
NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
208 PM CST WED DEC 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID AND LATE
  AFTERNOON...STRONGEST THROUGH 4PM.

* WIND SPEEDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AT TIMES FROM 30 TO 35 MPH... 
  WITH PERIODIC GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

MNZ071-072-080-081-097-SDZ038>040-050-052>059-063-064-220000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-161222T0000Z/
LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-PIPESTONE-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-
BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-
DAVISON-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...
IVANHOE...MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
PIPESTONE...HURON...DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...
BROOKINGS...GREGORY...BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...
WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...MADISON...ORLAND...FLANDREAU...
CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...
MITCHELL...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT
208 PM CST WED DEC 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
  STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH 4PM.

* WIND SPEEDS...SUSTAINED WINDS AT TIMES FROM 30 TO 35 MPH... 
  WITH PERIODIC GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH.  WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
264 
WWUS73 KFSD 212346
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
546 PM CST WED DEC 21 2016


IAZ001-002-012-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-050-
052>071-220100-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-161222T0000Z/
LYON IA-OSCEOLA-SIOUX-LINCOLN MN-LYON MN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-
JACKSON-PIPESTONE-ROCK-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-JERAULD-
SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-
MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-LINCOLN SD-
BON HOMME-YANKTON-CLAY SD-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROCK RAPIDS...GEORGE...INWOOD...
LARCHWOOD...SIBLEY...SIOUX CENTER...ORANGE CITY...ROCK VALLEY...
HAWARDEN...HULL...TYLER...HENDRICKS...LAKE BENTON...IVANHOE...
MARSHALL...SLAYTON...FULDA...WINDOM...MOUNTAIN LAKE...
WORTHINGTON...JACKSON...LAKEFIELD...PIPESTONE...LUVERNE...HURON...
DE SMET...ARLINGTON...LAKE PRESTON...BROOKINGS...GREGORY...
BURKE...WESSINGTON SPRINGS...ALPENA...WOONSOCKET...HOWARD...
MADISON...ORLAND...FLANDREAU...CHAMBERLAIN...KIMBALL...
PLANKINTON...WHITE LAKE...STICKNEY...MITCHELL...ALEXANDRIA...
EMERY...SALEM...CANISTOTA...BRIDGEWATER...MONTROSE...
SIOUX FALLS...WAGNER...PLATTE...LAKE ANDES...MARTY...ARMOUR...
CORSICA...DELMONT...PARKSTON...FREEMAN...MENNO...TRIPP...
CLAYTON...PARKER...CENTERVILLE...MARION...VIBORG...IRENE...
HURLEY...CHANCELLOR...CANTON...LENNOX...TEA...HARRISBURG...
TYNDALL...SCOTLAND...SPRINGFIELD...AVON...TABOR...YANKTON...
VERMILLION...NORTH SIOUX CITY...BERESFORD...ELK POINT...
ALCESTER...JEFFERSON
546 PM CST WED DEC 21 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS EVENING...BUT
WILL QUICKLY DIMINISH BY 9PM.

$$

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.