Alert archive / South Dakota / Freeze Warnings in 2021

Freeze Warning 1, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

October 15, 2021Nobles County, Pipestone County, Rock County, Minnesota; 7 counties in South Dakota; 4 counties in Iowa

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this freeze warning at Oct 15, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT for Nobles County, Pipestone County, Rock County, Minnesota; 7 counties in South Dakota; 4 counties in Iowa. It took effect at Oct 16, 2021, 2:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 15, 2021, 3:00 PM CDT (20:00 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 16, 2021, 2:00 AM CDT
Expired
Oct 16, 2021, 9:39 AM CDT
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Counties Lyon County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, Beadle County, SD, Brookings County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, Miner County, SD, Moody County, SD, Sanborn County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:03 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, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 180 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 2021-10-15Temperature 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 2021-10-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
830 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
83 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

974 
WWUS73 KFSD 152000
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
300 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

IAZ001-002-012-013-MNZ089-097-098-SDZ038>040-053>056-160700-
/O.UPG.KFSD.FR.Y.0007.211016T0700Z-211016T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KFSD.FZ.W.0001.211016T0700Z-211016T1500Z/
Lyon-Osceola-Sioux-O'Brien-Nobles-Pipestone-Rock-Beadle-Kingsbury-
Brookings-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-
300 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east central South Dakota, northwest Iowa 
  and southwest Minnesota. This includes the Tribal Lands of the 
  Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Nation.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

IAZ003-014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-090-NEZ013-014-
SDZ050-052-057>071-160700-
/O.CON.KFSD.FR.Y.0007.211016T0700Z-211016T1500Z/
Dickinson-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-
Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Jackson-Dixon-Dakota-Gregory-Jerauld-Brule-
Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-
Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union-
300 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central and southeast South 
  Dakota, northeast Nebraska, northwest and west central Iowa 
  and southwest Minnesota. This includes the Tribal Lands of the 
  Yankton Sioux Tribal Nation.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
3 follow-up statements
428 
WWUS73 KFSD 160322
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1022 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

IAZ001-002-012-013-MNZ089-097-098-SDZ038>040-053>056-161130-
/O.CON.KFSD.FZ.W.0001.211016T0700Z-211016T1500Z/
Lyon-Osceola-Sioux-O'Brien-Nobles-Pipestone-Rock-Beadle-Kingsbury-
Brookings-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-
1022 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected.

* WHERE...Portions of east central South Dakota, northwest Iowa 
  and southwest Minnesota. This includes the Tribal Lands of the 
  Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Nation.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

IAZ003-014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-090-NEZ013-014-
SDZ050-052-057>071-161130-
/O.CON.KFSD.FR.Y.0007.211016T0700Z-211016T1500Z/
Dickinson-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-
Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Jackson-Dixon-Dakota-Gregory-Jerauld-Brule-
Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-
Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union-
1022 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central and southeast South 
  Dakota, northeast Nebraska, northwest and west central Iowa 
  and southwest Minnesota. This includes the Tribal Lands of the 
  Yankton Sioux Tribal Nation.

* WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM CDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
591 
WWUS73 KFSD 160743
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
243 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

IAZ001-002-012-013-MNZ089-097-098-SDZ038>040-053>056-161500-
/O.CON.KFSD.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-211016T1500Z/
Lyon-Osceola-Sioux-O'Brien-Nobles-Pipestone-Rock-Beadle-Kingsbury-
Brookings-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-
243 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees.

* WHERE...Portions of east central South Dakota, northwest Iowa 
  and southwest Minnesota. This includes the Tribal Lands of the 
  Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Nation.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other 
  sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor 
  plumbing.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent
freezing and possible bursting of outdoor water pipes they should
be wrapped, drained, or allowed to drip slowly. Those that have
in-ground sprinkler systems should drain them and cover above-
ground pipes to protect them from freezing.

&&

$$

IAZ003-014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-090-NEZ013-014-
SDZ050-052-057>071-161500-
/O.CON.KFSD.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211016T1500Z/
Dickinson-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-
Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Jackson-Dixon-Dakota-Gregory-Jerauld-Brule-
Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-
Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union-
243 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 degrees will result in frost 
  formation.

* WHERE...Portions of central, south central and southeast South 
  Dakota, northeast Nebraska, northwest and west central Iowa 
  and southwest Minnesota. This includes the Tribal Lands of the 
  Yankton Sioux Tribal Nation.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning.

* IMPACTS...Frost could kill sensitive outdoor vegetation if 
  left uncovered.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
155 
WWUS73 KFSD 161439
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
939 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

IAZ001-002-012-013-MNZ089-097-098-SDZ038>040-053>056-161545-
/O.CAN.KFSD.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-211016T1500Z/
Lyon-Osceola-Sioux-O'Brien-Nobles-Pipestone-Rock-Beadle-Kingsbury-
Brookings-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-
939 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

Temperatures have warmed above freezing, so the Freeze Warning has
been cancelled.

$$

IAZ003-014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-090-NEZ013-014-
SDZ050-052-057>071-161545-
/O.CAN.KFSD.FR.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-211016T1500Z/
Dickinson-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-
Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Jackson-Dixon-Dakota-Gregory-Jerauld-Brule-
Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-
Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union-
939 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...FROST ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Temperatures have warmed into the upper 30s to lower 40s, so the
Frost Advisory has been cancelled.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/siouxfalls

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 15, 3:30 AM CDTFrost AdvisoryFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more30 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in South Dakota, 2021Freeze Warnings in Iowa, 2021Freeze Warnings in Minnesota, 2021Every freeze warning in 2021

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.