Alert archive / South Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 28, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 6:13 PM CDT for Hutchinson County, Turner County, Yankton County, South Dakota. It was in force for 32 min. 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
- May 5, 2007, 6:13 PM CDT (23:13 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2007, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Hutchinson County, SD, Turner County, SD, Yankton County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:13 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, 6:30 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 15 Sw Parker, SD | STRONG WINDS BLEW BRANCHES OFF TREES AND SHINGLES OFF ROOFS |
| May 5, 6:40 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Freeman, SD | HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS SOME TREES LIMBS DOWN |
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, 11.2 hours before the alert went out and 209 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 052314 TORFSD SDC067-125-135-052345- /O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0028.070505T2313Z-070505T2345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 613 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHEASTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA WESTERN CENTRAL TURNER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA NORTHERN YANKTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA * UNTIL 645 PM CDT * AT 613 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TORNADO 24 MILES SOUTH OF FREEMAN...OR ABOUT 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF YANKTON...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... FREEMAN AROUND 635 PM CDT... THIS WARNING REPLACES THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING PREVIOUSLY ISSUED FOR THE WARNED AREA. 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. IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF A TORNADO...DAMAGING HAIL AND STRONG WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED. GO TO A SAFE PLACE NOW. LAT...LON 4301 9759 4298 9737 4337 9718 4337 9749 $$ PS
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KFSD 052330 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 629 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 SDC067-125-135-052345- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/ TURNER SD-HUTCHINSON SD-YANKTON SD- 629 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL YANKTON...SOUTHEASTERN HUTCHINSON AND WEST CENTRAL TURNER COUNTIES... AT 629 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTH OF FREEMAN...OR ABOUT 21 MILES NORTH OF YANKTON...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... FREEMAN AROUND 645 PM CDT... AT 625 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL IN MENNO. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW. LAT...LON 4301 9759 4298 9737 4337 9718 4337 9749 $$ PS
000 WWUS53 KFSD 052338 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 636 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 SDC135-052346- /O.CAN.KFSD.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/ YANKTON SD- 636 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR YANKTON COUNTY IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4317 9771 4317 9738 4336 9719 4336 9749 $$ SDC067-125-052345- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0028.000000T0000Z-070505T2345Z/ TURNER SD-HUTCHINSON SD- 636 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN HUTCHINSON AND WESTERN TURNER COUNTIES... AT 636 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A TWO TORNADO PRODUCING STORMS. ONE TORNADIC STORM WAS DEVELOPING 8 MILES SOUTH OF MENNO...A SECOND TORNADIC STORM WAS LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF MENNO. BOTH STORMS ARE MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW. HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN MENNO. IF YOU ARE IN THE PATH OF THE STORM...TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. LAT...LON 4317 9771 4317 9738 4336 9719 4336 9749 $$ PS
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, 6:06 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, 6:22 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.