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Wind Chill Advisory 3, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

February 10, 20217 counties in Minnesota; Brookings County, South Dakota; Dickinson County, Osceola County, Iowa

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this wind chill advisory at Feb 10, 2021, 2:31 PM CST for 7 counties in Minnesota; Brookings County, South Dakota; Dickinson County, Osceola County, Iowa. It took effect at Feb 11, 2021, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 10, 2021, 2:31 PM CST (20:31 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 11, 2021, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 11, 2021, 9:00 AM CST
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD

Counties Dickinson 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, Brookings County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:30 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 12:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 201 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2021-02-10Temperature 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2021-02-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -72 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156175Sfc1 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
1243 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
105 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-72 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

862 
WWUS43 KFSD 102031
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
231 PM CST Wed Feb 10 2021

IAZ002-003-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-110445-
/O.NEW.KFSD.WC.Y.0003.210211T0900Z-210211T1500Z/
Osceola-Dickinson-Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Brookings-
231 PM CST Wed Feb 10 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 
  25 below zero.

* WHERE...Portions of east central South Dakota, northwest Iowa 
  and southwest Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM CST Thursday.

* 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
3 follow-up statements
830 
WWUS43 KFSD 110229
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
829 PM CST Wed Feb 10 2021

IAZ002-003-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-111030-
/O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0003.210211T0900Z-210211T1500Z/
Osceola-Dickinson-Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Brookings-
829 PM CST Wed Feb 10 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 
  25 below zero.

* WHERE...Portions of east central South Dakota, northwest Iowa 
  and southwest Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM CST Thursday.

* 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
728 
WWUS43 KFSD 110937
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
337 AM CST Thu Feb 11 2021

IAZ002-003-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-111500-
/O.CON.KFSD.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210211T1500Z/
Osceola-Dickinson-Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Brookings-
337 AM CST Thu Feb 11 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills expected. Wind chills as low as 
  25 below zero.

* WHERE...Portions of east central South Dakota, northwest Iowa 
  and southwest Minnesota.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM CST Thursday.

* 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
920 
WWUS43 KFSD 111500
WSWFSD

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
900 AM CST Thu Feb 11 2021

IAZ002-003-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-SDZ040-111600-
/O.EXP.KFSD.WC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210211T1500Z/
Osceola-Dickinson-Lincoln-Lyon-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Brookings-
900 AM CST Thu Feb 11 2021

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Wind chill readings will only slowly improve through the late
morning and afternoon, so continue to use caution and wear
appropriate clothing to protect yourself from the cold.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/siouxfalls

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.