Alert archive / South Dakota / Wind Advisories in 2020
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Apr 8, 2020, 3:20 AM CDT for 8 counties in Minnesota; 14 counties in South Dakota. It took effect at Apr 8, 2020, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 8, 2020, 3:20 AM CDT (08:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 8, 2020, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2020, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 22 counties
Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, Aurora County, SD, Beadle County, SD, Brookings County, SD, Brule County, SD, Davison County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Jerauld County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, McCook County, SD, Miner County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD, Sanborn County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:21 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
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 149 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
- 54 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -56 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1791 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 118 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 240 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
601 WWUS73 KFSD 080820 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 320 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-052>062-081630- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0009.200408T1700Z-200409T0000Z/ Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-Rock- Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule- Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha- 320 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota and southwest Minnesota. * WHEN...From noon today to 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/siouxfalls
3 follow-up statements
545 WWUS73 KFSD 081650 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 1150 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-052>062-090000- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0009.200408T1700Z-200409T0000Z/ Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-Rock- Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule- Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha- 1150 AM CDT Wed Apr 8 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota and southwest Minnesota. * WHEN...From noon today to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit http://weather.gov/siouxfalls
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
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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 3:29 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Clay, Douglas, Gregory, Hutchinson and 4 more | 26 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.