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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Apr 10, 2019, 3:24 PM CDT for 8 counties in Iowa; Clay County, Union County, South Dakota; Dakota County, Dixon County, Nebraska. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 10, 2019, 3:24 PM CDT (20:24 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 11, 2019, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Clay County, IA, Ida County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Clay County, SD, Union County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:21 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, 8.4 hours before the alert went out and 160 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
- 1183 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 684 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 963 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
216 WWUS73 KFSD 102024 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 324 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2019 IAZ012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ070-071-110430- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.190410T2024Z-190411T1200Z/ Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida- Dixon-Dakota-Union- 324 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 7 AM CDT Thursday. * WINDS...East 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * TIMING...Strong winds are expected tonight into Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
675 WWUS73 KFSD 110223 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 923 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2019 IAZ012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ070-071-111200- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-190411T1200Z/ Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida- Dixon-Dakota-Union- 923 PM CDT Wed Apr 10 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...Northeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Strong winds are expected tonight into Thursday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory is issued when sustained winds are forecast to be 31 to 39 mph or gusts will range between 46 and 57 mph. Winds of these magnitudes may cause minor property damage without extra precautions. Motorists in high profile vehicles should use caution until the winds subside. && $$
257 WWUS73 KFSD 110821 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 321 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2019 IAZ012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ070-071-111630- /O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-190411T1800Z/ Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida- Dixon-Dakota-Union- 321 AM CDT Thu Apr 11 2019 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...East to northeast 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * TIMING...Strong winds are expected through 1 pm. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may blow down limbs, trees, and power lines. Scattered power outages are expected. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 12:37 PM CDT | Ice Storm Warning | FSD | Dickinson, Lyon, Osceola | 27 hr |
| Apr 10, 3:49 AM CDT | Winter Weather Advisory | FSD | Beadle, Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, Miner, Moody and 1 more | 15 hr |
| Apr 10, 12:37 PM CDT | Winter Storm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Minnehaha, Turner, Yankton | 42 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.