Alert archive / South Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 2, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2006, 6:21 PM CDT for Sully County, South Dakota. It was in force for 61 days. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 24, 2006, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2006, 5:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 61 days
- Issued by
- NWS Aberdeen, SD
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Sully County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 130 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 24, 6:35 PM CDT | TORNADO | 15 Ene Onida, SD | |
| Aug 20, 7:48 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 17 E Agar, SD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 11.4 hours before the alert went out and 112 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
- 240 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -113 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1382 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 80 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KABR 242322 TORABR SDC119-242345- /O.NEW.KABR.TO.W.0002.060624T2321Z-060624T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 621 PM CDT SAT JUN 24 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SULLY COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... * UNTIL 645 PM CDT * AT 617 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 4 MILES SOUTH OF GETTYSBURG...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL NORTH EASTERN SULLY COUNTY AT 640 PM CDT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO TAKE SHELTER NOW REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN ABERDEEN. LAT...LON 4490 9981 4489 10007 4456 9969 4490 9968 $$ MOHR
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KABR 242334 SVSABR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 635 PM CDT SAT JUN 24 2006 SDC119-242345- /O.CON.KABR.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060624T2345Z/ SULLY SD- 635 PM CDT SAT JUN 24 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR SULLY COUNTY UNTIL 645 PM CDT... AT 632 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER EAST CENTRAL SULLY COUNTY...OR 15 MILES EAST OF AGAR...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 45 MPH. LAT...LON 4489 9975 4477 9988 4464 9970 4490 9968 $$ MOHR
000 WWUS53 KABR 242350 SVSABR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 649 PM CDT SAT JUN 24 2006 SDC119-242359- /O.EXP.KABR.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060624T2345Z/ SULLY SD- 649 PM CDT SAT JUN 24 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SULLY COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 646 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. LAT...LON 4489 9975 4477 9988 4464 9970 4490 9968 $$
000 WFUS53 KABR 242129 TORABR SDC119-242215- /O.NEW.KABR.TO.W.0002.060824T2129Z-060824T2215Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 429 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SULLY COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA... * UNTIL 515 PM CDT * AT 425 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO OVER CENTRAL SULLY COUNTY...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL EASTERN SULLY COUNTY AT 440 PM CDT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS TORNADO TAKE SHELTER NOW REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN ABERDEEN. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4489 10005 4475 10010 4471 9968 4487 9968 $$ DORN
000 WWUS53 KABR 242143 SVSABR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 443 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 SDC119-242215- /O.CON.KABR.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060824T2215Z/ SULLY SD- 443 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR SULLY COUNTY UNTIL 515 PM CDT... AT 440 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF ONIDA...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT OUTSIDE...SEEK SHELTER IN A NEARBY REINFORCED BUILDING. AS A LAST RESORT...SEEK SHELTER IN A CULVERT...DITCH OR LOW SPOT AND COVER YOUR HEAD WITH YOUR HANDS. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4484 9994 4473 9998 4465 9969 4485 9969 $$ DORN
000 WWUS53 KABR 242210 SVSABR SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 510 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 SDC119-242220- /O.EXP.KABR.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-060824T2215Z/ SULLY SD- 510 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SULLY COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... AT 505 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THAT THE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA AND NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4484 9994 4473 9998 4465 9969 4485 9969 $$ DORN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 7:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Buffalo | 21 min |
| Jun 24, 11:52 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Grant | 38 min |
| Jun 24, 12:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Deuel | 42 min |
| Jun 24, 12:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Hamlin | 18 min |
| Jun 24, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Dewey | 46 min |
| Jun 24, 5:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Campbell, Dewey, Potter | 61 days |
| Jun 24, 6:41 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Hyde, McPherson | 61 days |
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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.