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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Mar 28, 2021, 2:40 PM CDT for 4 states. It took effect at Mar 29, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2021, 2:40 PM CDT (19:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 29, 2021, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 45 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, Cottonwood County, MN, Jackson County, MN, Lincoln County, MN, Lyon County, MN, Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, Dakota County, NE, Dixon County, NE, Aurora County, SD, Beadle County, SD, Bon Homme County, SD, Brookings County, SD, Brule County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Clay County, SD, Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hanson County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, Jerauld County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, McCook County, SD, Miner County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD, Sanborn County, SD, Turner County, SD, Union County, SD, Yankton County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:43 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 202 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
- 1733 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 70 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 148 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
671 WWUS73 KFSD 281940 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 240 PM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021 IAZ001-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-050-052>070- 290400- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.210329T1700Z-210330T0200Z/ Lyon-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-Rock- Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake- Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix- Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay- 240 PM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Yankton Sioux Tribal Nation and the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Nation. * WHEN...From noon to 9 PM CDT Monday. * 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. && $$ IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-290400- /O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.210329T1700Z-210330T0200Z/ Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Union- 240 PM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska and northwest and west central Iowa. * WHEN...From noon to 9 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
4 follow-up statements
050 WWUS73 KFSD 290333 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 1033 PM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021 IAZ001-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-050-052>070- 291145- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.210329T1700Z-210330T0200Z/ Lyon-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-Rock- Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake- Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix- Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay- 1033 PM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Yankton Sioux Tribal Nation and the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Nation. * WHEN...From noon to 9 PM CDT Monday. * 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. && $$ IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-291145- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.210329T1700Z-210330T0200Z/ Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Union- 1033 PM CDT Sun Mar 28 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM CDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska and northwest and west central Iowa. * WHEN...From noon to 9 PM CDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
536 WWUS73 KFSD 290914 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 414 AM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 IAZ001-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-050-052>070- 292100- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.210329T1700Z-210330T0200Z/ Lyon-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-Rock- Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake- Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix- Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay- 414 AM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Yankton Sioux Tribal Nation and the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Nation. * WHEN...From noon today to 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-292100- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.210329T1700Z-210330T0200Z/ Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Union- 414 AM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska and northwest and west central Iowa. * WHEN...From noon today to 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
409 WWUS73 KFSD 291735 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 1235 PM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 IAZ001-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-050-052>070- 300200- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210330T0200Z/ Lyon-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-Rock- Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake- Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix- Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay- 1235 PM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...West winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, south central and southeast South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. This includes the Tribal Lands of the Yankton Sioux Tribal Nation and the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Nation. * WHEN...Until 9 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. && $$ IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-300200- /O.CON.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210330T0200Z/ Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Union- 1235 PM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * WHERE...Portions of southeast South Dakota, northeast Nebraska and northwest and west central Iowa. * WHEN...Until 9 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
392 WWUS73 KFSD 300153 NPWFSD URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 853 PM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 IAZ001-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ038>040-050-052>070- 300300- /O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210330T0200Z/ Lyon-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Pipestone-Rock- Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake- Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix- Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay- 853 PM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... Wind speeds have dropped below wind advisory criteria as the front continues to move through the region. However, expect to see continued gusts approaching 30 to 40 mph through the overnight period. $$ IAZ002-003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ071-300300- /O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210330T0200Z/ Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon-Dakota-Union- 853 PM CDT Mon Mar 29 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... Wind speeds have dropped below wind advisory criteria as the front continues to move through the region. However, expect to see continued gusts approaching 30 to 40 mph through the overnight period. $$ 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 28, 2:47 PM CDT | Red Flag Warning | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more | 30 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.