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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Aberdeen, SD

October 26, 202110 counties in South Dakota; Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this wind advisory at Oct 26, 2021, 2:55 AM CDT for 10 counties in South Dakota; Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota. It took effect at Oct 26, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 26, 2021, 2:55 AM CDT (07:55 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 26, 2021, 11:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 26, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD

Counties Big Stone County, MN, Traverse County, MN, Brown County, SD, Clark County, SD, Codington County, SD, Day County, SD, Deuel County, SD, Grant County, SD, Hamlin County, SD, Marshall County, SD, Roberts County, SD, Spink County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:58 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, 7.9 hours before the alert went out and 96 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2021-10-26Temperature 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2021-10-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 151 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
1295 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
151 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
337 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

295 
WWUS73 KABR 260755
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
255 AM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-261600-
/O.NEW.KABR.WI.Y.0012.211026T1600Z-211027T0000Z/
Traverse-Big Stone-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Spink-Clark-
Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-
Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Aberdeen, Britton, 
Sisseton, Webster, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, 
and Clear Lake
255 AM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast South Dakota and west central 
  Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$

Dorn
3 follow-up statements
508 
WWUS73 KABR 261510
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
1010 AM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-270000-
/O.CON.KABR.WI.Y.0012.211026T1600Z-211027T0000Z/
Traverse-Big Stone-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Spink-Clark-
Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-
Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Aberdeen, Britton, 
Sisseton, Webster, Redfield, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, 
and Clear Lake
1010 AM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Portions of northeast South Dakota and west central 
  Minnesota.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$
737 
WWUS73 KABR 262152
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
452 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

SDZ006-018-262300-
/O.CAN.KABR.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211027T0000Z/
Brown-Spink-
Including the cities of Aberdeen and Redfield
452 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Wind speeds have diminished along the James River Valley,
therefore the Wind Advisory has been cancelled. 

$$

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-270000-
/O.CON.KABR.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211027T0000Z/
Traverse-Big Stone-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Clark-Codington-Grant-
Hamlin-Deuel-
Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Britton, Sisseton, 
Webster, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, and Clear Lake
452 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.

* WHERE...In South Dakota, Clark, Roberts, Day, Marshall, Deuel, 
  Hamlin, Grant and Codington Counties. In Minnesota, Traverse 
  and Big Stone Counties.

* WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$

Parkin
295 
WWUS73 KABR 270001
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
701 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-270115-
/O.EXP.KABR.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-211027T0000Z/
Traverse-Big Stone-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Clark-Codington-Grant-
Hamlin-Deuel-
Including the cities of Wheaton, Ortonville, Britton, Sisseton, 
Webster, Clark, Watertown, Milbank, Hayti, and Clear Lake
701 PM CDT Tue Oct 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Wind speeds have begun to diminish across the area, therefore the
Wind Advisory has been allowed to expire.

$$

Parkin

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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.