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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

November 14, 20205 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Nov 14, 2020, 2:27 PM CST for 5 counties in Iowa; 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Nov 15, 2020, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 14, 2020, 2:27 PM CST (20:27 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 15, 2020, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 15, 2020, 3:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Counties Buena Vista County, IA, Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola 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), 93 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:26 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, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 206 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 2020-11-14Temperature 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 2020-11-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 297 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
1524 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
297 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
319 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

175 
WWUS73 KFSD 142027
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
227 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2020

IAZ002-003-013-014-022-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-151100-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0022.201115T0900Z-201115T2100Z/
Osceola-Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay-Buena Vista-Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-
Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-
227 PM CST Sat Nov 14 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 3 PM CST Sunday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down.

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
https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
2 follow-up statements
949 
WWUS73 KFSD 150924
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
324 AM CST Sun Nov 15 2020

IAZ002-003-013-014-022-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-152100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-201115T2100Z/
Osceola-Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay-Buena Vista-Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-
Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-
324 AM CST Sun Nov 15 2020

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Portions of northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota.

* WHEN...Until 3 PM CST 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
https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
994 
WWUS73 KFSD 152045
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
245 PM CST Sun Nov 15 2020

IAZ002-003-013-014-022-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-152145-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-201115T2100Z/
Osceola-Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay-Buena Vista-Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-
Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-
245 PM CST Sun Nov 15 2020

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

West-northwesterly winds will remain gusty into the evening hours,
but are expected to remain below advisory thresholds. Therefore,
the wind advisory will be allowed to expire at 3 PM CST. 

$$

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

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.