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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Apr 30, 2018, 3:31 AM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at Apr 30, 2018, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2018, 3:31 AM CDT (08:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2018, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2018, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 22 counties
Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Ida County, IA, Lyon County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Rock County, MN, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Clay County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Union County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 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
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 205 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2020 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 198 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 387 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
148 WWUS73 KFSD 300831 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 331 AM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 IAZ003-013-014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-301645- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.180430T1500Z-180501T0000Z/ Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay IA-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Woodbury- Ida-Dixon-Dakota- 331 AM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. * TIMING...Already strong winds will increase after sunrise and be strongest from late morning into the afternoon. * WINDS...South winds will gust to around 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
223 WWUS73 KFSD 301506 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 1006 AM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 IAZ003-013-014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-010000- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180501T0000Z/ Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay IA-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Woodbury- Ida-Dixon-Dakota- 1006 AM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Strong winds will persist through the afternoon and evening hours. * WINDS...South winds will gust to or above 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds are forecast to be 31 to 39 mph or gusts will range between 46 and 57 mph. Winds of these magnitudes may cause minor property damage without extra precautions. Motorists in high profile vehicles should use caution until the winds subside. && $$
789 WWUS73 KFSD 301707 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 1207 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 IAZ001-002-012-MNZ080-081-089-090-098-SDZ062-067-070-071-010000- /O.EXA.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180501T0000Z/ Lyon IA-Osceola-Sioux-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Rock- Minnehaha-Lincoln SD-Clay SD-Union- 1207 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 7 PM CDT this evening. * TIMING...Strong winds will persist through the afternoon and into the early evening hours. * WINDS...South winds will gust to or above 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. 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. && $$ IAZ003-013-014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-010000- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180501T0000Z/ Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay IA-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Woodbury- Ida-Dixon-Dakota- 1207 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Strong winds will persist through the afternoon and evening hours. * WINDS...South winds will gust to or above 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds are forecast to be 31 to 39 mph or gusts will range between 46 and 57 mph. Winds of these magnitudes may cause minor property damage without extra precautions. Motorists in high profile vehicles should use caution until the winds subside. && $$
335 WWUS73 KFSD 302042 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 342 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ080-081-089-090-098-NEZ013- 014-SDZ062-067-070-071-010000- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180501T0000Z/ Lyon IA-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay IA-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Rock- Dixon-Dakota-Minnehaha-Lincoln SD-Clay SD-Union- 342 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Strong winds will persist through the afternoon and into the early evening hours. * WINDS...South winds will gust to or above 45 mph. * IMPACTS...Strong wind gusts will make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. In some areas, winds may produce reduced visibilities due to dust. 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. && $$
104 WWUS73 KFSD 302353 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 653 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ080-081-089-090-098-NEZ013- 014-SDZ062-067-070-071-010100- /O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180501T0000Z/ Lyon IA-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay IA-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Rock- Dixon-Dakota-Minnehaha-Lincoln SD-Clay SD-Union- 653 PM CDT Mon Apr 30 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... While winds may gust to around 35 to 40 mph for the next couple of hours, wind speeds will continue to taper downward through the evening. $$
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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.