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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

October 27, 20187 counties in Minnesota; Dickinson County, Iowa

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2018-10-27Temperature 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2018-10-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 70 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 27, 1:19 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 1 more8 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.