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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 46, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2008, 3:35 AM CDT for 4 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 55 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 11, 2008, 3:35 AM CDT (08:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2008, 4:30 AM CDT
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Aberdeen, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Edmunds County, SD, Faulk County, SD, McPherson County, SD, Potter County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 12:55 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 91 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1020 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 65 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 430 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 11, 2:43 AM CDT, 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 11, 2:43 AM CDT, 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
243 AM CDT WED JUN 11 2008
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
ONGOING SEVERE WEATHER THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING...WITH THE
POSSIBILITY FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. FIRST...WILL ADDRESS FLOOD RISK AS RADAR ESTIMATED
2-4 FOR PARTS OF CORSON AND CAMPBELL COUNTIES ECLIPSING 1.5
FLASH FLOOD GUIDANCE...HOWEVER NO REPORTS OF FLOODING FROM THAT
AREA. LOW LEVEL JET EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AREA WELL INTO THE AM HOURS...THEREFORE WILL CONTINUE
FLOOD WATCH FOR NORTHERN TIER COUNTIES.
ASIDE FROM NORTHERN TIER STORMS...CONVECTION FILLING IN FROM
NORTHERN NE INTO EAST CENTRAL SD. THIS IS IN LINE WITH MOST
GUIDANCE...INDICATING ELEVATED CAPE/LI VALUES SUPPORTIVE OF
CONTINUOUS REDEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MORNING...AND HODOGRAPHS TO
SUPPORT SEVERE THREAT. SURFACE TROUGH WILL PUSH SEVERE THREAT EAST
INTO THE PM HOURS.
WILL LEAVE OUT MENTION OF POPS AS UPPER TROUGH MOVES OVERHEAD
TONIGHT...HOWEVER WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES ALOFT...COULD SEE
SHOWER/WEAK THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT THURSDAY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
.LONG TERM...FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE EXTENDED PERIOD STARTS OFF WITH BOTH AN UPPER LOW AND SURFACE
LOW OVER SOUTHERN CANADA AND THE FAR NORTHERN PLAINS. A SURFACE
HIGH WILL EXTEND FROM THE CENTRAL ROCKIES EASTWARD ACROSS NEBRASKA
AND KANSAS. THE HIGH DROPS SOUTHWARD DURING THE DAY FRIDAY WITH A
WEAK FRONT TRACKING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION LOOKS
TO BE DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY SLIDES NORTH
OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT. UPPER LEVEL NORTHWEST FLOW SETS UP ON
SATURDAY...WITH WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SLIDING ACROSS THE
PLAINS DURING THE DAY...FOLLOWED BY A DECENT FRONTAL BOUNDARY
SATURDAY NIGHT. BEST INSTABILITY DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF
THE CWA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...SO WILL KEEP A MENTION OF
TRW GOING DURING THAT TIME. A DECENT SHORTWAVE DROPS OVER THE
EASTERN PART OF THE AREA ON SUNDAY...AND WITH THE FRONT STILL IN
THE GENERAL AREA...WILL KEEP A SMALL POP FOR TRW GOING. HIGH
PRESSURE SLIDES OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS SUNDAY
NIGHT...AND REMAINS DOMINANT OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE END OF
THE PERIOD. DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
H85 TEMPS GENERALLY REMAIN IN THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO THE
TEENS...KEEPING TEMPERATURES RIGHT AROUND NORMAL THROUGH THE
PERIOD.
&&
.AVIATION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS A GOOD PORTION OF
THE CWA THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. CIGS AND VSBYS WITH THE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY FALL INTO THE IFR CATEGORY. MUCH OF THE
AREA WILL CONTINUE TO SEE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS INTO THE
AFTERNOON...WITH CIGS BETWEEN 3500-8000 FEET WITH VFR VSBYS
THROUGH THE DAY.
&&
.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR CAMPBELL-CORSON-DEWEY-
EDMUNDS-FAULK-MCPHERSON-POTTER-WALWORTH.
FLOOD WATCH THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR BROWN-DAY-MARSHALL.
MN...NONE.
&&
SHORT TERM...CONNELLY
LONG TERM...PARKIN
AVIATION...PARKIN
WEATHER.GOV/ABERDEENHazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 3:06 PM CDT, 12 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD 306 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 SDZ003>007-009>011-015>017-112015- CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY- DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK- 306 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 /206 PM MDT TUE JUN 10 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT HEAVY RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE NORTHER TIER OF THE STATE. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS COULD REACH THE STRONG TO SEVERE LIMIT WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. RECENT HEAVY RAIN...AND ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS TONIGHT MEANS THIS AREA WILL BE PRONE FOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY HEAVY RAIN WILL LINGER INTO WEDNESDAY...CONTINUING THE FLOOD THREAT ACROSS THE AREA. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE FROM THE I29 CORRIDOR AND EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAYBE NEEDED TONIGHT. MNZ039-046-SDZ008-018>023-033>037-045-048-051-112015- TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-ROBERTS-SPINK-CLARK-CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN- DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-LYMAN-BUFFALO- 306 PM CDT TUE JUN 10 2008 /206 PM MDT TUE JUN 10 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA...CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT WITH THE MAIN THREAT BEING LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE AREA EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH A RISK OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST RISK FOR SEVERE STORMS WILL BE FROM THE I29 CORRIDOR AND EAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAYBE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT. SD
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Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 9:24 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Corson | 36 min |
| Jun 10, 9:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | McPherson | 29 min |
| Jun 10, 10:17 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, Corson | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, McPherson, Walworth | 56 min |
| Jun 10, 10:31 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABR | Campbell, Corson, Dewey | 3 hr |
| Jun 10, 11:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, Corson | 58 min |
| Jun 10, 11:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, Corson, Walworth | 61 min |
| Jun 11, 12:16 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, Edmunds, McPherson, Walworth | 59 min |
| Jun 11, 12:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, Corson, Dewey, McPherson, Walworth | 61 min |
| Jun 11, 1:36 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABR | Campbell, Edmunds, McPherson, Walworth | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:39 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Edmunds, McPherson | 66 min |
| Jun 11, 2:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, Edmunds, McPherson, Walworth | 36 min |
| Jun 11, 2:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Brown, McPherson | 57 min |
| Jun 11, 2:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Brown, Edmunds, McPherson | 82 min |
| Jun 11, 2:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Edmunds, McPherson | 28 min |
| Jun 11, 2:59 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Spink | 31 min |
| Jun 11, 3:31 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Brown, Day, Marshall, Spink | 44 min |
| Jun 11, 4:09 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Faulk, Hand, Spink | 66 min |
| Jun 11, 4:15 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Day, Marshall | 60 min |
| Jun 11, 4:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | ABR | Brown, Edmunds, Faulk, McPherson, Potter | 3 hr |
| Jun 11, 5:07 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Day, Marshall, Roberts | 53 min |
| Jun 11, 5:22 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Clark, Spink | 23 min |
| Jun 11, 6:03 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Marshall, Roberts | 27 min |
| Jun 11, 9:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABR | Grant, Roberts | 6 hr |
| Jun 11, 1:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | ABR | Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Jun 11, 2:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell | 14 min |
| Jun 11, 3:36 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Grant, Roberts | 12 hr |
| Jun 11, 10:55 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABR | Big Stone | 5 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.