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Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 6, 2021, 3:03 AM CST for 8 counties in Minnesota; 5 counties in Iowa; 4 counties in South Dakota. It took effect at Feb 6, 2021, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 30 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 6, 2021, 3:03 AM CST (09:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 6, 2021, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 7, 2021, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Counties Buena Vista County, IA, Clay County, IA, Dickinson County, IA, O'Brien County, IA, Osceola 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, Brookings County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD, Lake County, SD, Moody County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:06 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
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 222 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
- 904 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 157 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
455 WWUS43 KFSD 060903 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 303 AM CST Sat Feb 6 2021 MNZ071-072-080-081-062100- /O.NEW.KFSD.WC.Y.0001.210206T1200Z-210207T1800Z/ Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood- 303 AM CST Sat Feb 6 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Lincoln, Lyon, Murray and Cottonwood Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-022-MNZ089-090-097-098-SDZ040-056-062100- /O.NEW.KFSD.WC.Y.0001.210207T0000Z-210207T1800Z/ Osceola-Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay-Buena Vista-Nobles-Jackson- Pipestone-Rock-Brookings-Moody- 303 AM CST Sat Feb 6 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of east central South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
5 follow-up statements
583 WWUS43 KFSD 061952 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 152 PM CST Sat Feb 6 2021 SDZ039-055-070500- /O.EXA.KFSD.WC.Y.0001.210207T0000Z-210207T1800Z/ Kingsbury-Lake- 152 PM CST Sat Feb 6 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Kingsbury and Lake Counties. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-070500- /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210207T1800Z/ Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood- 152 PM CST Sat Feb 6 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Lincoln, Lyon, Murray and Cottonwood Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-022-MNZ089-090-097-098-SDZ040-056-070500- /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0001.210207T0000Z-210207T1800Z/ Osceola-Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay-Buena Vista-Nobles-Jackson- Pipestone-Rock-Brookings-Moody- 152 PM CST Sat Feb 6 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of east central South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
622 WWUS43 KFSD 070249 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 849 PM CST Sat Feb 6 2021 MNZ071-072-080-081-071100- /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210207T1800Z/ Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood- 849 PM CST Sat Feb 6 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Lincoln, Lyon, Murray and Cottonwood Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-022-MNZ089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-055-056- 071100- /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210207T1800Z/ Osceola-Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay-Buena Vista-Nobles-Jackson- Pipestone-Rock-Kingsbury-Brookings-Lake-Moody- 849 PM CST Sat Feb 6 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of east central South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. * WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to noon CST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The dangerously cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 10 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
681 WWUS43 KFSD 070930 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 330 AM CST Sun Feb 7 2021 MNZ071-072-080-081-071800- /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210207T1800Z/ Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood- 330 AM CST Sun Feb 7 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Lincoln, Cottonwood, Murray and Lyon Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ IAZ002-003-013-014-022-MNZ089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-055-056- 071800- /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210207T1800Z/ Osceola-Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay-Buena Vista-Nobles-Jackson- Pipestone-Rock-Kingsbury-Brookings-Lake-Moody- 330 AM CST Sun Feb 7 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 25 below zero. * WHERE...Portions of east central South Dakota, northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
364 WWUS43 KFSD 071548 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 948 AM CST Sun Feb 7 2021 IAZ002-003-013-014-022-MNZ089-090-097-098-SDZ039-040-055-056- 071700- /O.CAN.KFSD.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210207T1800Z/ Osceola-Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay-Buena Vista-Nobles-Jackson- Pipestone-Rock-Kingsbury-Brookings-Lake-Moody- 948 AM CST Sun Feb 7 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... With temperatures rising, wind chill values have moved out of advisory criteria...therefore the wind chill advisory has been cancelled prior to the expiration time. $$ MNZ071-072-080-081-071800- /O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210207T1800Z/ Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood- 948 AM CST Sun Feb 7 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WHAT...Very cold wind chills. Wind chills as low as 30 below zero. * WHERE...Lincoln, Cottonwood, Murray and Lyon Counties. * WHEN...Until noon CST today. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
991 WWUS43 KFSD 071751 WSWFSD URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 1151 AM CST Sun Feb 7 2021 MNZ071-072-080-081-071900- /O.EXP.KFSD.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210207T1800Z/ Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood- 1151 AM CST Sun Feb 7 2021 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CST TODAY... With temperatures rising, wind chill values have moved out of advisory criteria...therefore allowing the advisory to expire. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service visit https://weather.gov/siouxfalls
Nearby
Wind Chill Advisories in Minnesota, 2021Wind Chill Advisories in Iowa, 2021Wind Chill Advisories in South Dakota, 2021Every wind chill advisory in 2021
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.