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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

March 10, 20216 counties in Iowa; Jackson County, Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Mar 10, 2021, 1:47 PM CST for 6 counties in Iowa; Jackson County, Minnesota. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 10, 2021, 1:47 PM CST (19:47 UTC)
Expired
Mar 11, 2021, 12:00 AM CST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Counties Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Ida County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Jackson County, MN

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 131 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:47 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

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 7.8 hours before the alert went out and 194 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2021-03-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 178 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Omaha, NE at 12:00Z on 2021-03-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 293 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
178 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-90 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
794 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
53 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
293 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
400 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
1.4

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The text

As transmitted.

852 
WWUS73 KFSD 101947
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
147 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

IAZ003-014-021-022-031-032-MNZ090-110400-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0003.210310T1947Z-210311T0600Z/
Dickinson-Clay-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Jackson-
147 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Southwest winds will turn west later this afternoon.
  Gusts up to 50 mph will be possible.

* WHERE...In Iowa, Dickinson, Clay, Cherokee, Buena Vista, 
  Woodbury and Ida Counties. In Minnesota, Jackson County.

* WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight.

* 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
361 
WWUS73 KFSD 110255
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
855 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

IAZ003-021-031-MNZ090-110400-
/O.CAN.KFSD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210311T0600Z/
Dickinson-Cherokee-Woodbury-Jackson-
855 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Although still gusting to around 30 to 35 mph, winds have fallen
below advisory criteria, and will continue to slowly diminish
through the night. Therefore, the wind advisory has been
cancelled.

$$

IAZ014-022-032-110600-
/O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210311T0600Z/
Clay-Buena Vista-Ida-
855 PM CST Wed Mar 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Buena Vista, Clay and Ida Counties.

* WHEN...Until midnight CST tonight.

* 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
846 
WWUS73 KFSD 110602
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1202 AM CST Thu Mar 11 2021

IAZ014-022-032-110715-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210311T0600Z/
Clay-Buena Vista-Ida-
1202 AM CST Thu Mar 11 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...

Westerly winds will continue to gradually diminish tonight, but
will still gust to 30 to 40 mph through 3 am.

$$

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.