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Wind Advisory 24, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Dec 22, 2020, 3:49 AM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota. It took effect at Dec 22, 2020, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2020, 3:49 AM CST (09:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2020, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2020, 5:00 PM CST
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties 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 09:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 864 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 95 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
465 WWUS73 KFSD 220949 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 349 AM CST Tue Dec 22 2020 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-221800- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0024.201222T1800Z-201222T2300Z/ Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone- 349 AM CST Tue Dec 22 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Cottonwood, Nobles, Jackson and Pipestone Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 5 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
2 follow-up statements
398 WWUS73 KFSD 221725 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 1125 AM CST Tue Dec 22 2020 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-222300- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0024.201222T1800Z-201222T2300Z/ Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone- 1125 AM CST Tue Dec 22 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...South winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Pipestone, Cottonwood, Murray, Jackson, Nobles, Lincoln and Lyon Counties. * WHEN...Until 5 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
091 WWUS73 KFSD 222314 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 514 PM CST Tue Dec 22 2020 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-230015- /O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-201222T2300Z/ Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone- 514 PM CST Tue Dec 22 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Wind speeds have diminished below advisory levels and will continue to decrease into the evening hours. Therefore, the Wind Advisory has been allowed to expire. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 3:54 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 17 hr |
| Dec 22, 2:38 PM CST | Blizzard Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 36 hr |
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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.