Alert archive / South Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 3:51 PM CDT for Bon Homme County, South Dakota. It was in force for 54 min. 5 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
- May 5, 2007, 3:51 PM CDT (20:51 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2007, 4:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 54 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
County Bon Homme County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 116 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:53 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 4:33 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 Sse Tyndall, SD | SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED, TREES UPROOTED, CAR GARAGE SHIFTED AND MINOR DAMAGE TO HOME. RATED EF1. |
| May 5, 4:38 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nne Tyndall, SD | END OF PATH FOR TORNADO THAT STARTED 2 MILES SSE OF TYNDALL. RATED EF1. |
| May 5, 4:43 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 Nnw Tyndall, SD | TORNADO WITNESSED BY PUBLIC. LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVEYED DAMAGE. TWO FARMSTEADS...OUT BUILDINGS DESTROYED...POWER LINES DOWN...TREES UPROOTED...TOPS OF GRAIN BINS GONE. RESIDENTS TOOK SHELTER...AT THIS TIME EVERYONE REPORTED OKAY. PATH REPORTED TO BE FROM 6NW TO |
| May 5, 4:43 PM CDT | TORNADO | 7 Nw Tyndall, SD | TORNADO WITNESSED BY PUBLIC. LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVEYED DAMAGE. TWO FARMSTEADS...OUT BUILDINGS DESTROYED...POWER LINES DOWN...TREES UPROOTED...TOPS OF GRAIN BINS GONE. RESIDENTS TOOK SHELTER...AT THIS TIME EVERYONE REPORTED OKAY. PATH REPORTED TO BE FROM 6NW TO |
| May 5, 4:50 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Sse Tripp, SD | END OF PATH FOR TORNADO THAT BEGAN 7 MILES NNW OF TYNDALL. RATED EF2. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 10:55 AM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 223 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
- 302 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 521 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 177 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 165 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
WFUS53 KFSD 052052 RRA
TORFSD
SDC009-052145-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0014.070505T2051Z-070505T2145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
351 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
BON HOMME COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
* UNTIL 445 PM CDT
* AT 351 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 20
MILES SOUTH OF TYNDALL IN KNOX COUNTY NEBRASKA...OR ABOUT 28 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF YANKTON... MOVING NORTH AT 30 MPH.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TABOR AROUND 420 PM CDT...
TYNDALL AROUND 425 PM CDT...
SCOTLAND AROUND 440 PM CDT...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE
COVER NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST IOWA.
LAT...LON 4279 9798 4287 9788 4286 9764 4317 9763
4314 9802
$$
083 follow-up statements
000
WWUS53 KFSD 052107
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
406 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
SDC009-052145-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070505T2145Z/
BON HOMME SD-
406 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR BON HOMME
COUNTY...
AT 406 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO OVER
KNOX COUNTY IN NEBRASKA. THE STRONGEST ROTATION WITH THIS STORM WILL
MOVE OVER THE MISSOURI RIVER BY 410 PM CDT...AND TO JUST EAST OF
KINGSBURG BY 520 PM CDT.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SCOTLAND AROUND 415 PM CDT...
A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW.
MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST IOWA.
LAT...LON 4279 9798 4287 9788 4286 9764 4317 9763
4314 9802
$$
08000
WWUS53 KFSD 052127
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
426 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
SDC009-052145-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070505T2145Z/
BON HOMME SD-
426 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR BON HOMME
COUNTY...
AT 426 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO
INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 13 MILES SOUTH OF
TYNDALL...OR ABOUT 28 MILES WEST OF YANKTON...MOVING NORTH AT 50 MPH.
ANOTHER STORM WAS ROTATING ABOUT 3 MILES NORTHEAST OF
TYNDALL...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
SPRINGFIELD AROUND 430 PM CDT...
TYNDALL AROUND 435 PM CDT...
SCOTLAND AROUND 440 PM CDT...
SPRINGFIELD IS DIRECTLY IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM.
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE
COVER NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST IOWA.
LAT...LON 4279 9798 4287 9788 4286 9764 4317 9763
4314 9802
$$
08000
WWUS53 KFSD 052134
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
433 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
SDC009-052145-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-070505T2145Z/
BON HOMME SD-
433 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT FOR BON HOMME
COUNTY...
AT 433 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD
OVER SPRINGFIELD. THIS FUNNEL CLOUD WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF
TYNDALL...OR ABOUT 26 MILES WEST OF YANKTON...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
TYNDALL...TABOR AROUND 440 PM CDT...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE
COVER NOW.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING
FOR NORTHWEST IOWA.
LAT...LON 4279 9798 4287 9788 4286 9764 4317 9763
4314 9802
$$
08The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 7:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Hanson | 35 min |
| May 4, 7:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Hanson | 32 min |
| May 4, 7:50 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Hanson | 25 min |
| May 4, 8:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lake, Miner | 33 min |
| May 4, 8:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Hanson | 31 min |
| May 4, 9:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Davison | 26 min |
| May 4, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Davison, Sanborn | 36 min |
| May 5, 12:12 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Beadle | 3 hr |
| May 5, 5:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Union | 19 min |
| May 5, 12:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln | 31 min |
| May 5, 12:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Yankton | 30 min |
| May 5, 12:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Minnehaha | 47 min |
| May 5, 1:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Turner | 38 min |
| May 5, 1:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Yankton | 15 min |
| May 5, 1:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Yankton | 39 min |
| May 5, 1:55 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Bon Homme, Hutchinson, Yankton | 3 hr |
| May 5, 2:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Hanson | 4 hr |
| May 5, 2:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lake, McCook, Miner | 41 min |
| May 5, 2:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Hanson | 32 min |
| May 5, 3:25 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Miner | 6 hr |
| May 5, 3:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Hanson, McCook, Miner | 44 min |
| May 5, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Miner | 24 min |
| May 5, 3:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Hanson | 32 min |
| May 5, 4:00 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Beadle, Kingsbury, Sanborn | 6 hr |
| May 5, 4:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Hanson, Miner | 37 min |
| May 5, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Gregory | 50 min |
| May 5, 4:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Davison | 26 min |
| May 5, 4:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Kingsbury | 36 min |
| May 5, 4:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Hutchinson | 37 min |
| May 5, 4:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Miner | 15 min |
| May 5, 4:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Bon Homme | 21 min |
| May 5, 4:53 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Bon Homme, Hutchinson, Yankton | 6 hr |
| May 5, 4:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Sanborn | 31 min |
| May 5, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Gregory | 30 min |
| May 5, 5:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Hanson | 47 min |
| May 5, 5:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Hutchinson | 19 min |
| May 5, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Kingsbury | 23 min |
| May 5, 5:24 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Davison | 36 min |
| May 5, 5:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Yankton | 47 min |
| May 5, 5:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Douglas | 16 min |
| May 5, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Yankton | 36 min |
| May 5, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora | 49 min |
| May 5, 5:46 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Kingsbury | 13 min |
| May 5, 5:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Gregory | 25 min |
| May 5, 5:59 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Hanson, Miner, Sanborn | 29 min |
| May 5, 6:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Aurora, Jerauld | 39 min |
| May 5, 6:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Charles Mix, Gregory | 34 min |
| May 5, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Hutchinson, Turner, Yankton | 32 min |
| May 5, 6:22 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Brule | 3 hr |
| May 5, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Brule | 19 min |
| May 5, 6:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Hutchinson, McCook | 32 min |
| May 5, 6:45 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Jerauld | 30 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.