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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

November 30, 2019Ida County, Plymouth County, Woodbury County, Iowa; Clay County, Union County, South Dakota; Dakota County, Dixon County, Nebraska

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Nov 30, 2019, 3:28 PM CST for Ida County, Plymouth County, Woodbury County, Iowa; Clay County, Union County, South Dakota; Dakota County, Dixon County, Nebraska. It took effect at Nov 30, 2019, 10:00 PM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 30, 2019, 3:28 PM CST (21:28 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 30, 2019, 10:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 1, 2019, 12:00 PM CST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Counties Ida County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Clay County, SD, Union County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 114 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:30 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 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 142 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2019-11-30Temperature 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2019-11-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 141 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
529 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
89 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
141 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
239 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

209 
WWUS73 KFSD 302128
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
328 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019

IAZ020-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ070-071-010530-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.191201T0400Z-191201T1800Z/
Plymouth-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Clay-Union-
328 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In South Dakota, Clay and Union Counties. In Nebraska, 
  Dixon and Dakota Counties. In Iowa, Plymouth, Woodbury and Ida 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to noon CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Occasional light snow will spread across
  the region tonight. Although snowfall accumulations will be
  light, generally an inch or less, the combination of strong
  winds and falling snow may further reduce visibility in blowing
  snow at times.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/siouxfalls
3 follow-up statements
239 
WWUS73 KFSD 010235
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
835 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019

IAZ020-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ070-071-011045-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.191201T0400Z-191201T1800Z/
Plymouth-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Clay-Union-
835 PM CST Sat Nov 30 2019

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In South Dakota, Clay and Union Counties. In Iowa, 
  Ida, Woodbury and Plymouth Counties. In Nebraska, Dakota and 
  Dixon Counties.

* WHEN...Until noon CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Occasional light snow will spread across
  the region tonight. Although snowfall accumulations will be
  light, generally an inch or less, the combination of strong
  winds and falling snow may further reduce visibility in blowing
  snow at times.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/siouxfalls
269 
WWUS73 KFSD 010840
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
240 AM CST Sun Dec 1 2019

IAZ020-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ070-071-011800-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-191201T1800Z/
Plymouth-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Clay-Union-
240 AM CST Sun Dec 1 2019

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...In South Dakota, Clay and Union Counties. In Iowa, 
  Ida, Woodbury and Plymouth Counties. In Nebraska, Dakota and 
  Dixon Counties.

* WHEN...Until noon CST today.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Occasional light snow will continue to be
  possible overnight into Sunday morning. Although any
  accumulations will be light, the combination of strong winds and
  falling snow may reduce visibility at times. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/siouxfalls
447 
WWUS73 KFSD 011809
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1209 PM CST Sun Dec 1 2019

IAZ020-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ070-071-011915-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-191201T1800Z/
Plymouth-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Clay-Union-
1209 PM CST Sun Dec 1 2019

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Brisk northwest winds will continue to decrease through the
afternoon hours. 

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/siouxfalls

The office that day

Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 30, 3:26 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryFSDBon Homme, Davison, Hanson, Hutchinson, Lake, Miner33 hr
Nov 30, 6:02 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryFSDCharles Mix, Douglas, Gregory6 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in Iowa, 2019Wind Advisories in South Dakota, 2019Wind Advisories in Nebraska, 2019Every wind advisory in 2019

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.