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High Wind Watch 3, NWS Aberdeen, SD

November 12, 2021Corson County, Dewey County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this high wind watch at Nov 12, 2021, 1:33 PM MST for Corson County, Dewey County, South Dakota. It took effect at Nov 13, 2021, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 12, 2021, 1:33 PM MST (20:33 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 13, 2021, 12:00 PM MST
Expired
Nov 13, 2021, 2:26 AM MST
In force
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD

Counties Corson County, SD, Dewey County, SD

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 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

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 151 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2021-11-12Temperature 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 12:00Z on 2021-11-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 209 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
713 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
209 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
289 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

499 
WWUS73 KABR 122033
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
233 PM CST Fri Nov 12 2021

SDZ003-015-131000-
/O.NEW.KABR.HW.A.0003.211113T1900Z-211114T0400Z/
Corson-Dewey-
Including the cities of McIntosh and Isabel
133 PM MST Fri Nov 12 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Corson and Dewey Counties.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.

&&

$$

KF
2 follow-up statements
189 
WWUS73 KABR 130325
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
925 PM CST Fri Nov 12 2021

SDZ003-015-131130-
/O.CON.KABR.HW.A.0003.211113T1900Z-211114T0400Z/
Corson-Dewey-
Including the cities of McIntosh and Isabel
825 PM MST Fri Nov 12 2021

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 60 mph 
  possible.

* WHERE...Corson and Dewey Counties.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Saturday evening.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates on this
situation. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe
location prior to the onset of winds.

&&

$$
926 
WWUS73 KABR 130926
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
326 AM CST Sat Nov 13 2021

SDZ003-015-131800-
/O.UPG.KABR.HW.A.0003.211113T1900Z-211114T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KABR.HW.W.0007.211113T1800Z-211114T0400Z/
Corson-Dewey-
Including the cities of McIntosh and Isabel
226 AM MST Sat Nov 13 2021

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
MST THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Corson and Dewey Counties.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 9 PM MST 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.

&&

$$

SDZ033-045-131800-
/O.NEW.KABR.WI.Y.0016.211113T1800Z-211114T0400Z/
Stanley-Jones-
Including the cities of Fort Pierre and Murdo
326 AM CST Sat Nov 13 2021 /226 AM MST Sat Nov 13 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST /11 AM MST/ TODAY TO
10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Stanley and Jones Counties.

* WHEN...From noon CST /11 AM MST/ today to 10 PM CST /9 PM MST/ 
  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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 12, 2:02 AM MSTWind AdvisoryABRBrown, Buffalo, Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Edmunds and 12 more9 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.