Alert archive / South Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2006
Tornado Warning 18, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Aug 24, 2006, 6:27 PM CDT for Beadle County, South Dakota. It was in force for 63 min. 14 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
- Aug 24, 2006, 6:27 PM CDT (23:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2006, 7:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 63 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Beadle County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 6:30 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 4 Nw Wolsey, SD | FUNNEL CLOUD MOVING SOUTHEAST. |
| Aug 24, 6:33 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 W Wolsey, SD | TORNADO DAMAGED POWER LINES AND HOMES BETWEEN WESSINGTON AND WOLSEY. |
| Aug 24, 6:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 W Wolsey, SD | TORNADO A QUARTER MILE WIDE WEST OF WOLSEY. |
| Aug 24, 6:40 PM CDT | TORNADO | Wessington, SD | MULTI VORTEX TORNADO WITH AT LEAST 3 FUNNELS CAUSING DAMAGE NEAR WESSINGTON. |
| Aug 24, 6:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 S Wessington, SD | TORNADO DAMAGE SOUTH OF WESSINGTON. |
| Aug 24, 6:42 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Se Wessington, SD | TORNADO OBSERVED SOUTHEAST OF WESSINGTON. |
| Aug 24, 6:45 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Nw Wolsey, SD | QUARTER MILE WIDE TORNADO NORTHWEST OF WOLSEY. REPORT RELAYED BY EMERGENCY MANAGER. |
| Aug 24, 6:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 W Huron, SD | TORNADO WEST OF HURON AIRPORT. |
| Aug 24, 7:10 PM CDT | HAIL 2.5 | W Huron, SD | |
| Aug 24, 7:13 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Sw Huron, SD | |
| Aug 24, 7:15 PM CDT | TORNADO | Huron, SD | TORNADO ALONG 21ST STREET ON SOUTH SIDE OF HURON |
| Aug 24, 7:17 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 5 Sw Cavour, SD | |
| Aug 24, 7:22 PM CDT | TORNADO | 4 Se Huron, SD | TORNADO ROPED OUT. |
| Aug 24, 7:33 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Sw Cavour, SD | LARGE WEDGE TORNADO. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 5:51 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 60 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
- 3787 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -166 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 769 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 19 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 130 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KFSD 242327 TORFSD SDC005-250030- /O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0018.060824T2327Z-060825T0030Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 627 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHWESTERN BEADLE COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA * UNTIL 730 PM CDT * AT 627 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO 7 MILES WEST OF WESSINGTON...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MILLER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... WESSINGTON AROUND 635 PM CDT... WOLSEY AROUND 655 PM CDT... VIRGIL AROUND 705 PM CDT... HURON AROUND 715 PM CDT... A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED WITH THIS STORM IN HAND COUNTY. TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4450 9871 4420 9869 4418 9809 4441 9812 $$ BT
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KFSD 242334 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 632 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 SDC005-250030- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-060825T0030Z/ BEADLE SD- 632 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BEADLE COUNTY... AT 632 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VIRGIL...OR ABOUT 9 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HURON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL BEADLE COUNTY THROUGH 650 PM CDT AT 629 PM...A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WOLSEY. DOPPLER RADAR HAS INDICATED THAT LARGE HAIL CAN BE EXPECTED JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE TORNADO. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER NOW AS THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4450 9871 4420 9869 4418 9809 4441 9812 $$ BT
000 WWUS53 KFSD 242341 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 640 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 SDC005-250030- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-060825T0030Z/ BEADLE SD- 640 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR BEADLE COUNTY... AT 640 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 3 MILES SOUTH OF WESSINGTON...OR ABOUT 16 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MILLER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... WOLSEY AROUND 650 PM CDT... VIRGIL AROUND 700 PM CDT... HURON AROUND 710 PM CDT... AT 640 PM...A MULTIVORTEX TORNADO WAS REPORTED NEAR WESSINGTON. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4450 9871 4420 9869 4418 9809 4441 9812 $$ BT
000 WWUS53 KFSD 242346 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 644 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 SDC005-250030- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-060825T0030Z/ BEADLE SD- 644 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BEADLE COUNTY... AT 644 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF WESSINGTON...OR ABOUT 17 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MILLER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... WOLSEY AROUND 655 PM CDT... VIRGIL AROUND 705 PM CDT... HURON AROUND 715 PM CDT... A LARGE TORNADO UP TO A QUARTER OF A MILE WIDE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE VICINITY OF WESSINGTON. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4450 9871 4420 9869 4418 9809 4441 9812 $$ BT
000 WWUS53 KFSD 242354 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 652 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 SDC005-250030- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-060825T0030Z/ BEADLE SD- 652 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BEADLE COUNTY... AT 652 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 6 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WOLSEY...OR ABOUT 17 MILES WEST OF HURON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... VIRGIL AROUND 705 PM CDT... HURON AROUND 710 PM CDT... A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. POWERLINES AND HOMES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BETWEEN WESSINGTON AND WOLSEY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION...SEEK SHETLER IMMEDIATELY. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4450 9871 4420 9869 4418 9809 4441 9812 $$ BT
000 WWUS53 KFSD 242359 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 657 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 SDC005-250030- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-060825T0030Z/ BEADLE SD- 657 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BEADLE COUNTY... AT 657 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WOLSEY...OR ABOUT 14 MILES WEST OF HURON...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 35 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... VIRGIL AROUND 705 PM CDT.. HURON AROUND 715 PM CDT... THIS TORNADO IS HEADED TOWARDS VIRGIL. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM...SEEK A STURDY SHELTER IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4450 9871 4420 9869 4418 9809 4441 9812 $$ BT
000 WWUS53 KFSD 250007 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 706 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 SDC005-250030- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-060825T0030Z/ BEADLE SD- 706 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN BEADLE COUNTY... AT 706 PM CDT...WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTH OF VIRGIL...OR ABOUT 9 MILES WEST OF HURON... MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HURON AROUND 720 PM CDT... THIS TORNADO IS HEADED FOR THE SOUTH SIDE OF HURON. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT THURSDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY MORNING FOR NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4450 9871 4420 9869 4419 9809 4441 9812 $$ BT
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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.