Alert archive / South Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2007
Tornado Warning 32, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at May 5, 2007, 7:26 PM CDT for Hanson County, McCook County, Miner County, South Dakota. It was in force for 34 min. 6 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, 7:26 PM CDT (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- May 5, 2007, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Hanson County, SD, McCook County, SD, Miner County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:26 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, 7:33 PM CDT | TORNADO | 6 Nnw Spencer, SD | ONE MILE EAST OF HWY 25. 247ST AVE. SAME TORNADO THAT WAS WEST OF SPENCER AT 723 PM CDT. RATED EF2. |
| May 5, 7:39 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 Nw Canova, SD | |
| May 5, 7:47 PM CDT | TORNADO | 3 W Vilas, SD | |
| May 5, 7:47 PM CDT | TORNADO | 9 S Carthage, SD | HOG BARN AND HOOP BUILDING DESTROYED. RATED EF2. |
| May 5, 7:56 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 E Carthage, SD | POLE BARN DOWN. RATED EF1. |
| May 5, 7:56 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 E Carthage, 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
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 307 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
- 2431 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1133 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 7.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KFSD 060026 TORFSD SDC061-087-097-060100- /O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0032.070506T0026Z-070506T0100Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 726 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... MINER COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA NORTHEASTERN HANSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA NORTHWESTERN MCCOOK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA * UNTIL 800 PM CDT * AT 726 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A TORNADO 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANOVA...OR ABOUT 21 MILES EAST OF MITCHELL...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... CANOVA AROUND 735 PM CDT... ROSWELL AROUND 740 PM CDT... VILAS AROUND 745 PM CDT... THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW. A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED NEAR SPENCER. TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. LAT...LON 4374 9775 4373 9750 4419 9742 4419 9772 $$ PS
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KFSD 060031 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 729 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 SDC061-087-097-060100- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070506T0100Z/ MINER SD-HANSON SD-MCCOOK SD- 729 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN MCCOOK...NORTHEASTERN HANSON AND CENTRAL MINER COUNTIES... AT 729 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 10 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANOVA...OR ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF MITCHELL...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL MOVE ALONG THE MCCOOK AND HANSON COUNTY LINE NORTH OF SPENCER AND THEN ENTER MINER COUNTY EAST OF CANOVA AROUND 740 PM CDT. THE TORNADO WILL THEN BE NEAR VILAS AROUND 745 PM CDT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW. A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED 4 MILES NORTH OF SPENCER. THIS IS A LARGE TORNADO AND HAS DAMAGED A HOME IN SPENCER. TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. LAT...LON 4374 9775 4373 9750 4419 9742 4419 9772 $$ PS
000 WWUS53 KFSD 060034 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 733 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 SDC061-087-097-060100- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070506T0100Z/ MINER SD-HANSON SD-MCCOOK SD- 733 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN MCCOOK...NORTHEASTERN HANSON AND CENTRAL MINER COUNTIES... AT 733 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 8 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CANOVA...OR ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF MITCHELL...MOVING NORTH AT 40 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... VILAS AROUND 750 PM CDT... AT 732 PM CDT...LAW ENFORCMENT REPORTED A TORNADO 1 MILE EAST OF HIGHWAY 25 AND 6 MILES NORTH OF SPENCER IN EXTREME NORTHEAST HANSON COUNTY. THIS IS A LARGE TORNADO AND WILL MOVE INTO MINER COUNTY BY 740 PM CDT. 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 4374 9775 4373 9750 4419 9742 4419 9772 $$ PS
000 WWUS53 KFSD 060038 RRA SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 736 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 SDC061-087-097-060100- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070506T0100Z/ MINER SD-HANSON SD-MCCOOK SD- 736 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN MCCOOK...NORTHEASTERN HANSON AND CENTRAL MINER COUNTIES... AT 736 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 4 MILES WEST OF CANOVA...OR ABOUT 24 MILES NORTHEAST OF MITCHELL...MOVING NORTH AT 45 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HOWARD AROUND 745 PM CDT... AT 736 PM...WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED TWO TORNADOES. ONE TORNADO WAS 5 MILES WEST OF CANOVA AND WEAKENING. HOWEVER...A NEW TORNADO WAS REPORTED 1 MILES SOUTH OF CANOVA IN MINER COUNTY. THIS STORM HAS A HISTORY OF PRODUCING LARGE TORNADOES. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW. A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. LAT...LON 4372 9772 4373 9750 4419 9742 4419 9772 $$ PS
000 WWUS53 KFSD 060046 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 745 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 SDC061-087-060055- /O.CAN.KFSD.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070506T0100Z/ HANSON SD-MCCOOK SD- 745 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MCCOOK AND NORTHEASTERN HANSON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED... A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING. LAT...LON 4393 9767 4391 9749 4419 9742 4419 9772 $$ SDC097-060100- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0032.000000T0000Z-070506T0100Z/ MINER SD- 745 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL MINER COUNTY... AT 745 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR VILAS...OR ABOUT 23 MILES WEST OF MADISON...MOVING NORTH AT 55 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... HOWARD AROUND 750 PM CDT. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW. A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. LAT...LON 4393 9767 4391 9749 4419 9742 4419 9772 $$ PS
000 WWUS53 KFSD 060049 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 749 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 SDC005-060100- /O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-070506T0100Z/ BEADLE SD- 749 PM CDT SAT MAY 5 2007 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR EASTERN BEADLE COUNTY... AT 749 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NICKEL SIZE HAIL. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR HURON...MOVING NORTH AT 60 MPH. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE TORNADOES WITH LITTLE OR NO ADVANCE WARNING. PREPARE TO MOVE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY IN A STURDY STRUCTURE SUCH AS A BASEMENT OR SMALL INTERIOR ROOM IF A TORNADO IS SPOTTED. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT SATURDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4422 9831 4421 9806 4464 9807 4463 9833 $$ CHAPMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 7:03 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | McCook | 27 min |
| May 5, 7:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle | 25 min |
| May 5, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule, Charles Mix, Gregory | 51 min |
| May 5, 7:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jerauld | 36 min |
| May 5, 7:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Jerauld | 37 min |
| May 5, 7:38 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle | 52 min |
| May 5, 7:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle | 17 min |
| May 5, 7:53 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Kingsbury, Miner | 28 min |
| May 5, 8:08 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Gregory | 52 min |
| May 5, 8:11 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jerauld | 34 min |
| May 5, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule, Charles Mix | 44 min |
| May 5, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle | 40 min |
| May 5, 8:27 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Beadle | 12 min |
| May 5, 9:08 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Brule | 112 min |
| May 5, 9:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle | 24 min |
| May 5, 10:46 PM CDT | High Wind Warning | FSD | Brookings, Lincoln, Minnehaha, Moody | 8 hr |
| May 5, 11:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Bon Homme, Yankton | 32 min |
| May 5, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Bon Homme, Yankton | 37 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.