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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Mar 13, 2021, 3:18 PM CST for 11 counties in Iowa; 10 counties in South Dakota; Dakota County, Dixon County, Nebraska. It took effect at Mar 14, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2021, 3:18 PM CST (21:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2021, 6:18 PM CDT
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 23 counties
Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Ida County, IA, Lyon County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Sioux County, IA, Woodbury County, IA, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Bon Homme County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Clay County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, Turner County, SD, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:19 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 187 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1475 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
846 WWUS73 KFSD 132118 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 318 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ050-063>071- 141000- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.210314T1500Z-210315T0000Z/ Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Gregory-Charles Mix-Douglas- Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union- 318 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska and northwest and west central Iowa. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Yankton Sioux Tribal Nation. * WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM CDT Sunday. * 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
4 follow-up statements
888 WWUS73 KFSD 140911 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 411 AM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ050-063>071- 142100- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.210314T1500Z-210315T0000Z/ Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Gregory-Charles Mix-Douglas- Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union- 411 AM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska and northwest and west central Iowa. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Yankton Sioux Tribal Nation. * WHEN...From 10 AM this morning to 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
613 WWUS73 KFSD 141602 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 1102 AM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ050-063>071- 150000- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210315T0000Z/ Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Gregory-Charles Mix-Douglas- Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union- 1102 AM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...East winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska and northwest and west central Iowa. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Yankton Sioux Tribal Nation. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
895 WWUS73 KFSD 142102 AAA NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 402 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ050-063>071- 150000- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210315T0000Z/ Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Gregory-Charles Mix-Douglas- Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union- 402 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...East winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. * WHERE...Portions of south central and southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska and northwest and west central Iowa. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Yankton Sioux Tribal Nation. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
352 WWUS73 KFSD 142318 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 618 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ050-063>071- 150030- /O.CAN.KFSD.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210315T0000Z/ Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Gregory-Charles Mix-Douglas- Hutchinson-Turner-Lincoln-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union- 618 PM CDT Sun Mar 14 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Widespread advisory criteria winds have ended. Winds will gradually decrease through the evening, although gusts to around 30-35 mph remain possible. $$ 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 3:24 AM CST | Winter Storm Watch | FSD | Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola | 24 hr |
Nearby
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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.