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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Aberdeen, SD

October 13, 20214 counties in South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this high wind warning at Oct 13, 2021, 2:05 PM CDT for 4 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 8 hr. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Oct 13, 2021, 2:05 PM CDT (19:05 UTC)
Expired: Oct 13, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Aberdeen, SD

Counties Hughes County, SD, Jones County, SD, Lyman County, SD, Stanley County, SD

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 201 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:05 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.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Oct 13, 4:20 PM CDT	NON-TSTM WND GST 57	10 Sw Chantler Creek Re, SD	MESONET STATION 202 HAYES (SDDOT).
Oct 13, 4:45 PM CDT	NON-TSTM WND GST 62	3 Se Reliance, SD	MESONET STATION 54 RELIANCE (SDDOT).
Oct 13, 4:50 PM CDT	NON-TSTM WND GST 56	9 Nnw Vivian, SD	MESONET STATION 13 VIVIAN (SDDOT).
Oct 13, 5:53 PM CDT	NON-TSTM WND GST 58	2 Ene Pierre, SD	ASOS STATION KPIR PIERRE MUNI AP.
Oct 13, 8:10 PM CDT	NON-TSTM WND GST 57	6 Sw Joe Creek Rec Area, SD	MESONET STATION 285 14W LOWER BRULE (SDDOT).

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 173 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 913 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 252 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 334 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

773 
WWUS73 KABR 131905
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
205 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021

SDZ033-035-045-048-140300-
/O.UPG.KABR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-211014T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KABR.HW.W.0005.211013T1905Z-211014T0300Z/
Stanley-Hughes-Jones-Lyman-
Including the cities of Fort Pierre, Pierre, Murdo, and Kennebec
205 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021 /105 PM MDT Wed Oct 13 2021/

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

* WHERE...Stanley, Hughes, Jones and Lyman Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ this evening.

* IMPACTS...High winds may move loose debris, damage property 
  and cause power outages. Travel will be difficult especially 
  for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

People are urged to secure loose objects that could be blown
around or damaged by the wind.

&&

$$

SDZ003-004-009-015-016-034-036-037-051-140300-
/O.CON.KABR.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-211014T0300Z/
Corson-Campbell-Walworth-Dewey-Potter-Sully-Hyde-Hand-Buffalo-
Including the cities of McIntosh, Herreid, Mobridge, Isabel, 
Gettysburg, Onida, Highmore, Miller, and Fort Thompson
205 PM CDT Wed Oct 13 2021 /105 PM MDT Wed Oct 13 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/
THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Walworth, Buffalo, Corson, Potter, Campbell, Dewey, 
  Sully, Hyde and Hand Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM CDT /9 PM MDT/ this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A 
  few power outages are possible.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

SD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 13, 2:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ABR	Potter	27 min
Oct 13, 2:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ABR	Sully	20 min
Oct 13, 3:10 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ABR	Roberts	20 min
Oct 13, 3:27 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ABR	Marshall, Roberts	33 min
Oct 13, 3:50 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	ABR	Marshall, Roberts	40 min

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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.