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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

February 22, 20219 counties in South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Feb 22, 2021, 3:18 AM CST for 9 counties in South Dakota. It took effect at Feb 22, 2021, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2021, 3:18 AM CST (09:18 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 22, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 22, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Counties Aurora County, SD, Beadle County, SD, Brule County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Jerauld County, SD, Sanborn County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 147 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:17 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 2021-02-22Temperature 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 2021-02-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 88 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
2076 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
51 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
190 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

951 
WWUS73 KFSD 220918
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
318 AM CST Mon Feb 22 2021

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
SDZ039-040-054>056-061-062-066-067-070-071-221030-
/O.CAN.KFSD.FG.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-210222T1200Z/
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-
Buena Vista-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Rock-Kingsbury-Brookings-Miner-Lake-Moody-McCook-
Minnehaha-Turner-Union-
318 AM CST Mon Feb 22 2021

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Increasing winds above the boundary layer combined with high
clouds have decreased fog density and coverage across the region.
Patchy fog is still possible through sunrise.

$$

SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-230000-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0001.210222T1800Z-210223T0000Z/
Beadle-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Charles Mix-
Douglas-
318 AM CST Mon Feb 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Beadle, Gregory, Jerauld, Sanborn, Brule, Aurora, 
  Davison, Charles Mix and Douglas Counties. This includes the 
  Tribal Lands of the Yankton Sioux Tribal Nation.

* WHEN...From noon today to 6 PM CST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
2 follow-up statements
282 
WWUS73 KFSD 221738
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1138 AM CST Mon Feb 22 2021

SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-230000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0001.210222T1800Z-210223T0000Z/
Beadle-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Charles Mix-
Douglas-
1138 AM CST Mon Feb 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

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

* WHERE...Brule, Jerauld, Sanborn, Gregory, Douglas, Charles 
  Mix, Aurora, Davison and Beadle Counties. This includes the 
  Tribal Lands of the Yankton Sioux Tribal Nation.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
421 
WWUS73 KFSD 222352 AAA
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
552 PM CST Mon Feb 22 2021

SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-230100-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210223T0000Z/
Beadle-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Charles Mix-
Douglas-
552 PM CST Mon Feb 22 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

Winds are expected to weaken after sunset.

$$

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
Feb 21, 8:24 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryFSDBrookings, Clay, Kingsbury, Lake, Lincoln, McCook and 5 more7 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.