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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 188, NWS Aberdeen, SD

September 5, 2005Marshall County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 5, 2005, 12:54 AM CDT for Marshall County, South Dakota. It was in force for 51 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
Sep 5, 2005, 12:54 AM CDT (05:54 UTC)
Expired
Sep 5, 2005, 1:45 AM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area
Counties, with a storm outline in the text

County Marshall County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:54 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
Sep 4, 10:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 114 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 00:00Z on 2005-09-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1729 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 00:00Z on 2005-09-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -15 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
1729 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2489 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
119 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 Sep 5, 12:13 AM CDT, 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 5, 12:13 AM CDT, 41 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 4, 6:00 AM CDT, 18 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
600 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2005

MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-051100-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-
CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
600 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST SOUTH
DAKOTA AND WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A LARGE HAIL
THREAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM MONDAY OR
MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

SDZ033>035-045-048-051100-
STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-JONES-LYMAN-
600 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2005 /500 AM MDT SUN SEP 4 2005/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX TODAY IS IN THE EXTREME CATEGORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A LARGE HAIL
THREAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM MONDAY OR
MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE MISSOURI RIVER
VALLEY OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AFTER 5 PM CDT.

SDZ003-015-016-051100-
CORSON-DEWEY-POTTER-
600 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2005 /500 AM MDT SUN SEP 4 2005/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX TODAY IS IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A LARGE HAIL
THREAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM MONDAY OR
MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE MISSOURI RIVER
VALLEY OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AFTER 5 PM CDT.

SDZ004-009-051100-
CAMPBELL-WALWORTH-
600 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX TODAY IS IN THE HIGH CATEGORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A LARGE HAIL
THREAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM MONDAY OR
MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED THROUGHOUT THE MISSOURI RIVER
VALLEY OF NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AFTER 5 PM CDT.

SDZ005-010-017-051100-
MCPHERSON-EDMUNDS-FAULK-
600 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.

THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE MAIN SEVERE WEATHER THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A LARGE HAIL
THREAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM MONDAY OR
MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED AFTER 5 PM CDT.

SDZ037-051100-
HAND-
600 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A LARGE HAIL
THREAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM MONDAY OR
MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

SDZ036-051-051100-
HYDE-BUFFALO-
600 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX TODAY IS IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. A LARGE HAIL
THREAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THUNDERSTORMS THAT FORM MONDAY OR
MONDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY OR TONIGHT.

DORN

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 4, 10:13 PM CDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 5, 5:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRRoberts60 min
Sep 5, 4:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABREdmunds, Faulk, Potter47 min
Sep 5, 5:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABREdmunds, Faulk53 min
Sep 5, 5:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRMcPherson57 min
Sep 5, 6:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBrown51 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Dakota, 2005Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2005

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.