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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Apr 8, 2020, 3:29 PM CDT for 11 counties in Iowa; 10 counties in South Dakota; Dakota County, Dixon County, Nebraska. It took effect at Apr 9, 2020, 8:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2020, 3:29 PM CDT (20:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 9, 2020, 8:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 9, 2020, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 23 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, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Bon Homme County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Clay County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, Turner County, SD, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 187 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
- 2913 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 297 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 331 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
575 WWUS73 KFSD 082029 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 329 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ050-063>071- 090600- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.200409T1300Z-200409T2200Z/ Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Gregory-Charles Mix-Douglas- Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union- 329 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska and northwest and west central Iowa. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 5 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-052>062-090000- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-200409T0000Z/ Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-Rock- Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule- Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha- 329 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota and southwest Minnesota. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/siouxfalls
4 follow-up statements
661 WWUS73 KFSD 082348 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 648 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-052>062-090100- /O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-200409T0000Z/ Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-Rock- Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule- Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha- 648 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... Gusty northwest winds will continue to gradually decrease this evening. $$ IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ050-063>071- 090800- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.200409T1300Z-200409T2200Z/ Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Gregory-Charles Mix-Douglas- Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union- 648 PM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 5 PM CDT THURSDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska and northwest and west central Iowa. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 5 PM CDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/siouxfalls
099 WWUS73 KFSD 090752 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 252 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2020 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ050-063>071- 091600- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.200409T1300Z-200409T2200Z/ Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Gregory-Charles Mix-Douglas- Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union- 252 AM CDT Thu Apr 9 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds will increase this morning and average 25 to 35 mph with gusts around 45 mph into the afternoon. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska and northwest and west central Iowa. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 5 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/siouxfalls
486 WWUS73 KFSD 091842 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 142 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2020 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ050-063>071- 092200- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-200409T2200Z/ Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Gregory-Charles Mix-Douglas- Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union- 142 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds will increase this morning and average 25 to 35 mph with gusts around 45 mph into the afternoon. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska and northwest and west central Iowa. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 5 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/siouxfalls
531 WWUS73 KFSD 092156 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 456 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2020 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ050-063>071- 092300- /O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-200409T2200Z/ Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Gregory-Charles Mix-Douglas- Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union- 456 PM CDT Thu Apr 9 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... Winds will continue to slowly diminish this evening. However gusts to 35 mph will be possible through 7pm. $$ 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 3:20 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Davison, Hanson and 8 more | 16 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.