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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Rapid City, SD

January 5, 2021Meade County, Pennington County, South Dakota

NWS Rapid City, SD issued this wind advisory at Jan 5, 2021, 2:45 AM MST for Meade County, Pennington County, South Dakota. It took effect at Jan 5, 2021, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 5, 2021, 2:45 AM MST (09:45 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 5, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
Expired
Jan 5, 2021, 6:00 PM MST
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Rapid City, SD

Counties Meade County, SD, Pennington County, SD

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:47 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

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 9.8 hours before the alert went out and 26 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, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2021-01-05Temperature 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, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2021-01-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 91 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
2239 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
65 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

545 
WWUS73 KUNR 050945
NPWUNR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
245 AM MST Tue Jan 5 2021

SDZ026-031-072-073-060100-
/O.NEW.KUNR.WI.Y.0002.210105T1800Z-210106T0100Z/
Rapid City-Pennington Co Plains-Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-
Southern Meade Co Plains-
Including the cities of Rapid City, Box Elder, Caputa, Wall, 
Sturgis, Piedmont, Summerset, Ellsworth AFB, and Union Center
245 AM MST Tue Jan 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...The Rapid City area, the Pennington County Plains, the 
  Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills and the Southern Meade County 
  Plains.

* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 6 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Sudden wind gusts can cause drivers to lose control,
  especially in lightweight or high profile vehicles. Strong winds
  can cause blowing dust, reduced visibility, and flying debris.

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
http://weather.gov/unr
3 follow-up statements
248 
WWUS73 KUNR 051909
NPWUNR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
1209 PM MST Tue Jan 5 2021

SDZ026-031-072-073-060100-
/O.CON.KUNR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210106T0100Z/
Rapid City-Pennington Co Plains-Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-
Southern Meade Co Plains-
Including the cities of Rapid City, Box Elder, Caputa, Wall, 
Sturgis, Piedmont, Summerset, Ellsworth AFB, and Union Center
1209 PM MST Tue Jan 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...The Rapid City area, the Pennington County Plains, the 
  Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills and the Southern Meade County 
  Plains.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Sudden wind gusts can cause drivers to lose control, 
  especially in lightweight or high profile vehicles. Strong 
  winds can cause blowing dust, reduced visibility, and flying 
  debris.

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
http://weather.gov/unr
062 
WWUS73 KUNR 052136
NPWUNR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
236 PM MST Tue Jan 5 2021

SDZ026-031-072-073-060100-
/O.CON.KUNR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210106T0100Z/
Rapid City-Pennington Co Plains-Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-
Southern Meade Co Plains-
Including the cities of Rapid City, Box Elder, Caputa, Wall, 
Sturgis, Piedmont, Summerset, Ellsworth AFB, and Union Center
236 PM MST Tue Jan 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to around 50 
  mph expected.

* WHERE...The Rapid City area, the Pennington County Plains, the 
  Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills and the Southern Meade County 
  Plains.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM MST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Sudden wind gusts can cause drivers to lose control, 
  especially in lightweight or high profile vehicles. Strong 
  winds can cause blowing dust, reduced visibility, and flying 
  debris.

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
http://weather.gov/unr
046 
WWUS73 KUNR 060101
NPWUNR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
601 PM MST Tue Jan 5 2021

SDZ026-031-072-073-060215-
/O.EXP.KUNR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210106T0100Z/
Rapid City-Pennington Co Plains-Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-
Southern Meade Co Plains-
Including the cities of Rapid City, Box Elder, Caputa, Wall, 
Sturgis, Piedmont, Summerset, Ellsworth AFB, and Union Center
601 PM MST Tue Jan 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Although a few wind gusts around 45 mph will still be possible 
over the next hour, winds are generally decreasing and will 
continue to do so through the evening. Therefore, the wind 
advisory has been allowed to expire.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
http://weather.gov/unr

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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.