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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Oct 27, 2018, 1:09 PM CDT for 7 counties in Minnesota; Dickinson County, Iowa. It took effect at Oct 28, 2018, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 82 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2018, 1:09 PM CDT (18:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 28, 2018, 12:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 28, 2018, 1:22 AM CDT
- In force
- 82 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Dickinson County, IA, Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:10 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
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 193 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
- 561 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 112 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
028 WWUS73 KFSD 271809 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 109 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 IAZ003-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-280215- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0007.181028T0500Z-181028T1200Z/ Dickinson-Lincoln MN-Lyon MN-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson- Pipestone- 109 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from midnight tonight to 7 AM CDT Sunday. * TIMING...Northwest winds will increase this evening and continue overnight. * WINDS...Gusts around 50 mph will be possible. * IMPACTS...The crosswinds can be a hazard to high profile or lightweight vehicles. Also, strong winds can blow around loose objects, such as lawn furniture and garbage cans. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
250 WWUS73 KFSD 280206 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 906 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 IAZ003-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-281015- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0007.181028T0500Z-181028T1200Z/ Dickinson-Lincoln MN-Lyon MN-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson- Pipestone- 906 PM CDT Sat Oct 27 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... * TIMING...Northwest winds will increase this evening and continue overnight. * WINDS...Gusts around 50 mph will be possible. * IMPACTS...The crosswinds can be a hazard to high profile or lightweight vehicles. Also, strong winds can blow around loose objects, such as lawn furniture and garbage cans. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds are forecast to be 31 to 39 mph or gusts will range between 46 and 57 mph. Winds of these magnitudes may cause minor property damage without extra precautions. Motorists in high profile vehicles should use caution until the winds subside. && $$
805 WWUS73 KFSD 280622 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 122 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 IAZ003-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-280730- /O.CAN.KFSD.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-181028T1200Z/ Dickinson-Lincoln MN-Lyon MN-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson- Pipestone- 122 AM CDT Sun Oct 28 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Breezy winds gusting 30 to 40 mph are still likely through the morning hours for portions of southwest MN, but impactful and potentially damaging wind gusts over 45 mph are no longer expected. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 1:19 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more | 8 hr |
Nearby
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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.