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Wind Advisory 16, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

November 17, 20217 counties in South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Nov 17, 2021, 3:00 AM CST for 7 counties in South Dakota. It took effect at Nov 17, 2021, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 17, 2021, 3:00 AM CST (09:00 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 17, 2021, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Nov 17, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

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

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:59 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, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 138 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 2021-11-17Temperature 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 2021-11-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -199 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2590 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-199 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-219 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

331 
WWUS73 KFSD 170900
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
300 AM CST Wed Nov 17 2021

SDZ038-050-052-057-058-063-064-171800-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0016.211117T1200Z-211118T0000Z/
Beadle-Gregory-Jerauld-Brule-Aurora-Charles Mix-Douglas-
300 AM CST Wed Nov 17 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

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

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

* WHEN...From 6 AM this morning 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.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The combination of gusty winds and dry
  conditions will also result in enhanced fire danger. Extreme
  caution is advised with any activity that may spark an
  uncontrolled fire. 

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
297 
WWUS73 KFSD 171913
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
113 PM CST Wed Nov 17 2021

SDZ038-050-052-057-058-063-064-180000-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-211118T0000Z/
Beadle-Gregory-Jerauld-Brule-Aurora-Charles Mix-Douglas-
113 PM CST Wed Nov 17 2021

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

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

* WHERE...Brule, Jerauld, Gregory, Douglas, Charles Mix, Aurora 
  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
127 
WWUS73 KFSD 172349
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
549 PM CST Wed Nov 17 2021

SDZ038-050-052-057-058-063-064-180100-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-211118T0000Z/
Beadle-Gregory-Jerauld-Brule-Aurora-Charles Mix-Douglas-
549 PM CST Wed Nov 17 2021

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

Winds are diminishing across the area.

$$

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

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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.