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Wind Advisory 24, NWS Aberdeen, SD

December 26, 20218 counties in South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this wind advisory at Dec 26, 2021, 2:51 PM CST for 8 counties in South Dakota. It took effect at Dec 26, 2021, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 26, 2021, 2:51 PM CST (20:51 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 26, 2021, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Dec 27, 2021, 9:00 AM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD

Counties Buffalo County, SD, Hand County, SD, Hughes County, SD, Hyde County, SD, Jones County, SD, Lyman County, SD, Stanley County, SD, Sully County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 134 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 12:00Z on 2021-12-26Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-12-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 212 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
816 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
72 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
212 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
328 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

244 
WWUS73 KABR 262051
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
251 PM CST Sun Dec 26 2021

SDZ033>037-045-048-051-270500-
/O.NEW.KABR.WI.Y.0024.211227T0300Z-211227T1500Z/
Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
Including the cities of Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, 
Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson
251 PM CST Sun Dec 26 2021 /151 PM MST Sun Dec 26 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ MONDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Stanley, Sully, Hughes, Hyde, Hand, Jones, Lyman and 
  Buffalo Counties.

* WHEN...From 9 PM CST /8 PM MST/ this evening to 9 AM CST /8 AM 
  MST/ Monday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. A few
  power outages are possible. A light ice glaze on road surfaces
  from freezing drizzle could create hazardous travel conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

Dorn
2 follow-up statements
562 
WWUS73 KABR 270316
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
916 PM CST Sun Dec 26 2021

SDZ033>037-045-048-051-271500-
/O.CON.KABR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-211227T1500Z/
Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
Including the cities of Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, 
Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson
916 PM CST Sun Dec 26 2021 /816 PM MST Sun Dec 26 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/
MONDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Jones, Buffalo, Lyman, Sully, Hughes, Hyde, Hand and 
  Stanley Counties.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ Monday.

* 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.

&&

$$
894 
WWUS73 KABR 271459
NPWABR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
859 AM CST Mon Dec 27 2021

SDZ033>037-045-048-051-271600-
/O.EXP.KABR.WI.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-211227T1500Z/
Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
Including the cities of Fort Pierre, Onida, Pierre, Highmore, 
Miller, Murdo, Kennebec, and Fort Thompson
859 AM CST Mon Dec 27 2021 /759 AM MST Mon Dec 27 2021/

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CST /8 AM MST/ THIS
MORNING...

Breezy to windy conditions are slowly diminishing this morning,
and will continue to diminish throughout the day.

$$

Dorn

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 26, 2:12 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryABRBrown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson, Day and 12 more37 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.