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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

March 30, 202124 counties in South Dakota; 7 counties in Iowa; 8 counties in Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind advisory at Mar 30, 2021, 10:59 AM CDT for 24 counties in South Dakota; 7 counties in Iowa; 8 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 30, 2021, 10:59 AM CDT (15:59 UTC)
Expired
Mar 30, 2021, 9:00 PM CDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
All 39 counties

Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, Lyon County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Sioux 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, 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), 19 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:03 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, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 183 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 12:00Z on 2021-03-30Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-03-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -55 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 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
1313 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
89 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
4 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

771 
WWUS73 KFSD 301559
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1059 AM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

IAZ001>003-012>014-020-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
SDZ038>040-050-052>071-310000-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WI.Y.0007.210330T1559Z-210331T0000Z/
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-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-Union-
1059 AM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 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 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
2 follow-up statements
859 
WWUS73 KFSD 302343
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
643 PM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

IAZ001>003-012>014-020-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
SDZ038>040-050-052>071-310200-
/O.EXT.KFSD.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210331T0200Z/
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-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-Union-
643 PM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

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

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
048 
WWUS73 KFSD 310153
NPWFSD

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
853 PM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

IAZ001>003-012>014-020-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
SDZ038>040-050-052>071-310300-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-210331T0200Z/
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-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-Union-
853 PM CDT Tue Mar 30 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

Wind speeds have dropped below wind advisory criteria, and have
allowed the advisory to expire.

$$

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.