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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 167, NWS Aberdeen, SD

August 3, 2005Jones County, Lyman County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 3, 2005, 3:53 PM CDT for Jones County, Lyman County, South Dakota. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 3, 2005, 3:53 PM CDT (20:53 UTC)
Expired
Aug 3, 2005, 4:30 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

Counties Jones County, SD, Lyman County, SD

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 206 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 3, 3:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 184 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 2005-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 346 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2005-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -74 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
346 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-423 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1753 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-74 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 3, 2:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 2:00 PM CDT, 1 hour 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
2 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2005

.SHORT TERM...TONITE THROUGH SATURDAY NITE
MAIN CONCERNS IN THE SHORT RANGE CENTER AROUND THIS EVENING.  PER
LAPS DATA SURFACE FRONT HAS PUSHED ENTIRELY THROUGH CWA.  HOWEVER
POST FRONTAL MOISTURE AND DIABATIC HEATING ARE CONTRIBUTING TO THE
DEVELOPMENT OF MODERATE TO EXTREMELY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS OVER THE
LOWER MO AND JAMES VALLEY.  MEANWHILE DRY AIR IS PUSHING INTO THE
NORTHWEST CWA AND THIS SHOULD LIMIT PCPN OVER THIS AREA.  BOTH
NAM/GFS POINT TOWARD SOUTHEAST/SC SOUTH DAKOTA AS THE HOT SPOTS THIS
EVENING...AND THAT SEEMS ABOUT RIGHT BASED ON LAPS DATA.  ALSO LOOKS
LIKE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF 3H JET WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA THIS EVENING HELPING TO ENHANCE ACTIVITY.  MOST OF THE PCPN
SHOULD BE OUT OF THE ABR CWA BY MIDNIGHT AS DRIER AIR ADVECTS INTO
THE REGION. REALLY NOT TOO MANY ISSUES FOR THE REST OF THE SHORT
RANGE.  ANOTHER WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY DROPS INTO THE NORTHERN CWA ON
SATURDAY...BUT FOR NOW WILL KEEP GRIDS DRY SINCE MID LEVEL THERMAL
RIDGE BEGINS REASSERTING ITSELF AND PROBABLY WILL CAP OFF MOST
ACTIVITY.  AS FOR TEMPS...LOOKS PLEASANT FOR NEXT COUPLE DAYS AS AIR
OF CANADIAN ORIGIN MAKES ITS WAY INTO THE FORECAST AREA.

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EXTENDED TERM LOOKING SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST FOR THE MOST
PART...WITH THE PERIOD BEGINNING WITH AN UPPER RIDGE IN CONTROL OF
THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL US. THIS ALLOWS FOR HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE STATE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. LOOKS AS IF UPPER RIDGE
FLATTENS OUT AS A WEAK WAVE TRAVELS THROUGH SOUTHERN CANADA. THIS
WILL SWING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE CWA TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT.
LATEST GFS AND ECMWF IN SOMEWHAT AGREEMENT. SOME DISCONTINUITY FROM
RUN TO RUN IN THE GFS...WITH THE COLD FRONT PREVIOUSLY PROGGED TO
COME THROUGH MONDAY. OPTED TO REMOVE POPS FOR MONDAY WITH THE
SOLUTION LOOKING SLOWER...BUT WAS HESITANT TO PUT IN MENTION FOR
TUESDAY WITH THE NEW POSITION OF THE FRONT. WITH THE AMOUNT OF
UNCERTAINTY...DECIDED TO JUST LEAVE THE FORECAST DRY FOR NOW.
OTHERWISE LATEST GFS SOLUTION SHOWING WARMER CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
BEGINNING OF THE EXTENDED...SO UPPED TEMPS SUNDAY AND MONDAY ACROSS
MUCH OF THE CWA. H85 TEMPS RANGING IN THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30C
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. IF THIS PANS OUT THE CURRENT FORECAST OF
UPPER 80S TO MID 90S MAY BE STILL BE TOO COOL.

&&
.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...NONE.
MN...NONE.
&&

TDK/ALBRECHT
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 5:41 AM CDT, 10 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
541 AM CDT WED AUG 3 2005

SDZ003>005-009-015-041039-
CAMPBELL-CORSON-DEWEY-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-
541 AM CDT WED AUG 3 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED BY MID MORNING ACROSS THIS
AREA. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-010-011-016>023-033>037-045-048-051-041039-
BIG STONE-BROWN-BUFFALO-CLARK-CODINGTON-DAY-DEUEL-EDMUNDS-FAULK-
GRANT-HAMLIN-HAND-HUGHES-HYDE-JONES-LYMAN-MARSHALL-POTTER-ROBERTS-
SPINK-STANLEY-SULLY-TRAVERSE-
541 AM CDT WED AUG 3 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST
SOUTH DAKOTA...AS WELL AS BIG STONE AND TRAVERSE COUNTIES IN
MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THIS AREA FROM THIS
MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE
THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WHEATON
MINNESOTA TO ABERDEEN SOUTH DAKOTA TO PIERRE SOUTH DAKOTA. THE
PRIMARY SEVERE WEATHER THREATS ARE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED BY 3 PM CDT.

DORN

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 3, 1:58 PM CDT, 1 hour 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
158 PM CDT WED AUG 03 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1210 AM     HAIL             5 NE LEOLA              45.77N 98.86W
08/03/2005  1.00 INCH        MCPHERSON          SD   PUBLIC

0200 AM     HAIL             5 E BRISTOL             45.35N 97.65W
08/03/2005  0.75 INCH        DAY                SD   PUBLIC

0226 AM     TSTM WND GST     LANGFORD                45.60N 97.83W
08/03/2005  60 MPH           MARSHALL           SD   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            TREES DOWN ON POWER LINES - POWER OUT

0304 AM     TSTM WND GST     BROWNS VALLEY           45.59N 96.83W
08/03/2005  60 MPH           TRAVERSE           MN   PUBLIC

            TREES DOWN ON HWY 27

&&

GM
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 3:20 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
320 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2005

SDZ006>008-010-011-016>023-033>037-045-048-051-040130-
BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-EDMUNDS-DAY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-
CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-
LYMAN-BUFFALO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ABERDEEN...BRITTON...SISSETON...
IPSWICH...WEBSTER...GETTYSBURG...FAULKTON...REDFIELD...CLARK...
WATERTOWN...MILBANK...CASTLEWOOD...CLEAR LAKE...FORT PIERRE...
ONIDA...PIERRE...HIGHMORE...MILLER...MURDO...PRESHO...
FORT THOMPSON
320 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2005 /220 PM MDT WED AUG 3 2005/

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 699 IN EFFECT THROUGH 10 PM CDT...

THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES ARE INCLUDED IN SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
699.
STANLEY...JONES...BUFFALO...LYMAN...HUGHES...SULLY...HYDE...HAND...POTTER...
FAULK...EDMUNDS...BROWN...SPINK...MARSHALL...CLARK...CODINGTON...DAY
...DEUEL...HAMLIN...GRANT AND ROBERTS.

SEVERE HAIL AND SEVERE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THESE
COUNTIES THROUGH 10 PM CDT.

TDK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 11:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBrown, McPherson62 min
Aug 3, 1:50 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRDay, Marshall40 min
Aug 3, 2:18 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRRoberts42 min
Aug 3, 3:57 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRDay33 min
Aug 3, 4:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Hand44 min
Aug 3, 2:46 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRTraverse31 min

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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.