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Wind Advisory 24, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

December 22, 20207 counties in Minnesota

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.

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 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2020-12-22Temperature 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 00:00Z on 2020-12-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 16 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
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

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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 22, 3:54 AM CSTWinter Storm WatchFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more17 hr
Dec 22, 2:38 PM CSTBlizzard WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more36 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.