Alert archive / South Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1997
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 50, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 1997, 11:56 AM CDT for Faulk County, South Dakota. It was in force for 64 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 22, 1997, 11:56 AM CDT (16:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 22, 1997, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Aberdeen, SD
- Area
- Whole counties
County Faulk County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:57 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 12:21 PM CDT | Hail 0.75 | Cresbard, SD |
NCEI Storm Data entries that began inside the alert's area while it was in force. Before 2003 the local storm report archive is thin, so this is the record of what happened rather than what was phoned in.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 4.9 hours before the alert went out and 62 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
- 1357 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -46 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 762 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 4.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
919 WUUS1 KABR 221656 RRA SVRABR SDC049-221800- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 1156 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 1997 * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR FAULK COUNTY - NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA * UNTIL 100 PM CDT * SOME LOCATIONS AFFECTED NORBECK AROUND NOON CDT WECOTA AROUND 1205 PM CDT CRESBARD AROUND 1220 PM CDT CHELSEA AROUND 1235 PM CDT * AT 1155 AM CDT...ABERDEEN DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH LARGE HAIL 35 MILES EAST OF GETTYSBURG OR 3 MILES NORTHWEST OF NORBECK MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. GO INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. REMEMBER...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING KH/HG
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 22, 10:09 AM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 22, 10:09 AM CDT, 1 hour 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR CENTRAL/NORTH CENTRAL/NORTHEAST SD AND FOR TRAVERSE/BIG STONE COUNTIES OF MN NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 10 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 1997 88D SHWS SHWRS & TSTSM MOVG ACRS CBWA ATTM. SOME CUD BCM SVR. CRNT FCST LOOKS FINE & WIL LET IT RIDE FOR NOW. .ABR...NONE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jun 22, 9:20 AM CDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
920 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 1997
SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-MNZ039-046-230600-
BIG STONE MN-BROWN-BUFFALO-CAMPBELL-CLARK-CODINGTON-CORSON-DAY-DEUEL-
DEWEY-EDMUNDS-FAULK-GRANT-HAMLIN-HAND-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES-LYMAN-MARSHALL-
MCPHERSON-POTTER-ROBERTS-SPINK-STANLEY-SULLY-TRAVERSE MN-WALWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCINTOSH...MOUND CITY...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...
BRITTON...SISSETON...MOBRIDGE...ROSCOE...WEBSTER...TIMBER LAKE...
GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...
CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE...FT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...
MILLER...MURDO...PRESHO...FT THOMPSON...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE
920 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 1997
* AN OUTBREAK OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED
- TORNADOES
- STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS (58 MPH OR GREATER)
- HAIL (ONE INCH OR GREATER)
- HEAVY RAIN
* POSSIBILITY OF SPOTTER ACTIVATION
- SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA - PROBABLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING
- NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA - PROBABLE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING
- WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA - PROBABLE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
. SYNOPSIS: A WARM FRONT...CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM NORTHWEST SOUTH
DAKOTA THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA TO SOUTH EASTERN NEBRASKA...
WILL PUSH TO THE NORTH AND EAST AND WILL STRETCH ACROSS NORTHERN SOUTH
DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WARM FRONT WILL
CONTINUE MOVING TO THE NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND WILL BE SITUATED
ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING. BEHIND
THE WARM FRONT...WARM...MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
REGION. MEANWHILE...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE FROM THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THIS COMBINATION OF WEATHER
SYSTEMS WILL PROVIDE THE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
TORNADOES IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE WARM FRONT AN
MOVE TO THE NORTH ALONG WITH THE FRONT.
WCTSpecial weather statement, Jun 22, 9:22 AM CDT, 2 hours 34 minutes before
SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
920 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 1997
SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-MNZ039-046-230600-
BIG STONE MN-BROWN-BUFFALO-CAMPBELL-CLARK-CODINGTON-CORSON-DAY-DEUEL-
DEWEY-EDMUNDS-FAULK-GRANT-HAMLIN-HAND-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES-LYMAN-MARSHALL-
MCPHERSON-POTTER-ROBERTS-SPINK-STANLEY-SULLY-TRAVERSE MN-WALWORTH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCINTOSH...MOUND CITY...EUREKA...ABERDEEN...
BRITTON...SISSETON...MOBRIDGE...ROSCOE...WEBSTER...TIMBER LAKE...
GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON...REDFIELD...CLARK...WATERTOWN...MILBANK...
CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE...FT PIERRE...ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...
MILLER...MURDO...PRESHO...FT THOMPSON...WHEATON...ORTONVILLE
920 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 1997
* AN OUTBREAK OF TORNADOES AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IS POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* TYPES OF SEVERE WEATHER EXPECTED
- TORNADOES
- STRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS (58 MPH OR GREATER)
- HAIL (ONE INCH OR GREATER)
- HEAVY RAIN
* POSSIBILITY OF SPOTTER ACTIVATION
- SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA - PROBABLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING
- NORTH CENTRAL AND EASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA - PROBABLE LATE AFTERNOON AND
EVENING
- WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA - PROBABLE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING
. SYNOPSIS: A WARM FRONT...CURRENTLY EXTENDING FROM NORTHWEST SOUTH
DAKOTA THROUGH SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA TO SOUTH EASTERN NEBRASKA...
WILL PUSH TO THE NORTH AND EAST AND WILL STRETCH ACROSS NORTHERN SOUTH
DAKOTA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA BY LATE AFTERNOON. THE WARM FRONT WILL
CONTINUE MOVING TO THE NORTH DURING THE AFTERNOON AND WILL BE SITUATED
ACROSS SOUTHERN NORTH DAKOTA AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA THIS EVENING. BEHIND
THE WARM FRONT...WARM...MOIST...UNSTABLE AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
REGION. MEANWHILE...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE FROM THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS. THIS COMBINATION OF WEATHER
SYSTEMS WILL PROVIDE THE CONDITIONS FAVORABLE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
TORNADDOES IN ADDITION TO LARGE HAIL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE WARM FRONT AN
MOVE TO THE NORTH ALONG WITH THE FRONT.
WCTLocal storm report, Jun 22, 9:38 AM CDT, 2 hours 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
938 AM CDT SUN JUN 22 1997
TIME(CDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
....COUNTY LOCATION....
0650 AM LITTLE EAGLE 6SE SD 2.75 INCH HAIL
06/22/97 CORSON
0740 AM MOBRIDGE SD 0.88 INCH HAIL
06/22/97 WALWORTH
END
R.S.The office that day
Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 22, 5:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Dewey, Potter | 46 min |
| Jun 22, 6:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Corson | 64 min |
| Jun 22, 6:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Walworth | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 7:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, Walworth | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 8:10 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Walworth | 35 min |
| Jun 22, 8:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Edmunds, Faulk | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 10:23 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, Corson | 47 min |
| Jun 22, 11:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Edmunds, Potter | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 11:21 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Edmunds, McPherson | 49 min |
| Jun 22, 11:25 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell | 65 min |
| Jun 22, 11:40 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Edmunds | 45 min |
| Jun 22, 12:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | McPherson, Walworth | 30 min |
| Jun 22, 12:25 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Edmunds | 65 min |
| Jun 22, 12:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Faulk | 33 min |
| Jun 22, 12:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | McPherson | 64 min |
| Jun 22, 1:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Spink | 65 min |
| Jun 22, 1:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Faulk, Hand | 62 min |
| Jun 22, 1:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Brown, Edmunds | 48 min |
| Jun 22, 2:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Spink | 60 min |
| Jun 22, 2:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Spink | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 2:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Clark | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 2:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Clark | 58 min |
| Jun 22, 3:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Spink | 35 min |
| Jun 22, 3:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Clark | 48 min |
| Jun 22, 3:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Codington, Hamlin | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 4:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Hamlin | 50 min |
| Jun 22, 4:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Deuel | 61 min |
| Jun 22, 4:26 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Deuel | 59 min |
| Jun 22, 4:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Hamlin | 32 min |
| Jun 22, 5:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Clark | 49 min |
| Jun 22, 6:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Hamlin | 59 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Dakota, 1997Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1997
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; verification from NCEI's Storm Data; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.