Alert archive / South Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 26, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 6:06 PM CDT for Aurora County, Jerauld County, South Dakota. It was in force for 39 min. 3 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, 6:06 PM CDT (23:06 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2007, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Aurora County, SD, Jerauld County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 141 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 6:08 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 E Plankinton, SD | 1 MILE EAST OF HWY 281 |
| May 5, 6:08 PM CDT | TORNADO | 2 E Plankinton, SD | 1 MILE EAST OF HWY 281. CONTINUATION OF TORNADO 15 MILES WEST OF MITCHELL AT 605 PM. RATED EF3. |
| May 5, 6:25 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 S Lane, SD |
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, 4:33 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 111 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 052309 TORFSD SDC003-073-052345- /O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0026.070505T2306Z-070505T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 608 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... EASTERN JERAULD COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA NORTHEASTERN AURORA COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA * UNTIL 645 PM CDT * AT 608 PM CDT...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO ALONG INTERSTATE 90 AT MILE MARKER 310...HIGHWAY 281...OR ABOUT 19 MILES WEST OF MITCHELL...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LANE AROUND 640 PM CDT... ALPENA AROUND 645 PM CDT... THIS WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE WARNED AREA. A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED 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 1100 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST IOWA. LAT...LON 4370 9849 4370 9834 4420 9835 4420 9849 $$ CHAPMAN
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KFSD 052318 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 617 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 SDC003-073-052345- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/ JERAULD SD-AURORA SD- 617 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN AURORA AND EASTERN JERAULD COUNTIES... AT 617 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 16 MILES SOUTH OF LANE...OR ABOUT 20 MILES WEST OF MITCHELL...MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... LANE AROUND 630 PM CDT... ALPENA AROUND 635 PM CDT... AT 609 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 3 MILES EAST AND 1 MILE NORTH OF PLANKINTON. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW. A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. LAT...LON 4370 9849 4370 9834 4420 9835 4420 9849 $$ SCHUMACHER
000 WWUS53 KFSD 052340 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 639 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 SDC003-052349- /O.CAN.KFSD.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/ AURORA SD- 639 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN AURORA COUNTY IS CANCELLED... THE TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM HAS MOVED NORTH INTO JERAULD COUNTY. ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4394 9849 4396 9835 4420 9835 4420 9854 $$ SDC073-052345- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/ JERAULD SD- 639 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR EASTERN JERAULD COUNTY... AT 639 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES NORTH OF LANE...OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHWEST OF HURON...MOVING NORTH AT 65 MPH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW. LAT...LON 4394 9849 4396 9835 4420 9835 4420 9854 $$ CHAPMAN
000 WWUS53 KFSD 052349 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 647 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 SDC073-052357- /O.EXP.KFSD.TO.W.0026.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/ JERAULD SD- 647 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN JERAULD COUNTY EXPIRES AT 645 PM CDT... ...A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR WESTERN JERAULD COUNTY UNTIL 715 PM CDT... AT 647 PM CDT...A TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN JERAULD COUNTY. THIS STORM WAS MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. THE THUNDERSTORMS OVER EASTERN JERUALD COUNTY HAVE WEAKENED...AND ARE NO LONGER SEVERE. LAT...LON 4394 9849 4396 9835 4420 9835 4420 9854 $$ CHAPMAN
The 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, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Bon Homme | 54 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, 6:11 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 |
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.