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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

February 8, 2020Plymouth County, Woodbury County, Iowa; 4 counties in South Dakota; Dakota County, Dixon County, Nebraska

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Feb 8, 2020, 3:24 PM CST for Plymouth County, Woodbury County, Iowa; 4 counties in South Dakota; Dakota County, Dixon County, Nebraska. It took effect at Feb 9, 2020, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2020, 3:24 PM CST (21:24 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2020, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 9, 2020, 10:42 AM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Counties Plymouth County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Bon Homme County, SD, Clay County, SD, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 97 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:23 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, 9.4 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2020-02-08Temperature 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2020-02-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 116 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
967 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
82 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
158 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

178 
WWUS73 KFSD 082124
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
324 PM CST Sat Feb 8 2020

IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ068>071-090530-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0003.200209T0900Z-200209T2100Z/
Plymouth-Woodbury-Dixon-Dakota-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay-Union-
324 PM CST Sat Feb 8 2020

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

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In South Dakota, Bon Homme, Yankton, Clay and Union 
  Counties. In Nebraska, Dixon and Dakota Counties. In Iowa, 
  Plymouth and Woodbury Counties.

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

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Increase in winds will occur before 6 am 
  in areas from Yankton westward, and during the early to mid 
  morning through the lower Missouri River valley.

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
3 follow-up statements
132 
WWUS73 KFSD 090916
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
316 AM CST Sun Feb 9 2020

IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ068>071-092100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200209T2100Z/
Plymouth-Woodbury-Dixon-Dakota-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay-Union-
316 AM CST Sun Feb 9 2020

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

* WHAT...Northwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...In South Dakota, Clay, Union, Yankton and Bon Homme 
  Counties. In Iowa, Woodbury and Plymouth Counties. In 
  Nebraska, Dakota and Dixon Counties.

* 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.
  Patchy blowing snow is also possible where fresh snow has
  fallen. 

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
850 
WWUS73 KFSD 091553
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
953 AM CST Sun Feb 9 2020

IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ068>071-092100-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200209T2100Z/
Plymouth-Woodbury-Dixon-Dakota-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay-Union-
953 AM CST Sun Feb 9 2020

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

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...In South Dakota, Clay, Union, Yankton and Bon Homme 
  Counties. In Iowa, Woodbury and Plymouth Counties. In 
  Nebraska, Dakota and Dixon Counties.

* 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
http://weather.gov/siouxfalls
809 
WWUS73 KFSD 091642
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1042 AM CST Sun Feb 9 2020

IAZ020-031-NEZ013-014-SDZ068>071-091745-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200209T2100Z/
Plymouth-Woodbury-Dixon-Dakota-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay-Union-
1042 AM CST Sun Feb 9 2020

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Northwest winds of 15 to 30 mph are expected to slowly decrease
through the daylight hours today. 

$$

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 3:37 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryFSDClay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola32 hr
Feb 8, 3:37 AM CSTWinter Storm WarningFSDBeadle, Brookings, Kingsbury30 hr

Nearby

Wind Advisories in South Dakota, 2020Wind Advisories in Iowa, 2020Wind Advisories in Nebraska, 2020Every wind advisory in 2020

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.