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Tornado Warning 29, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Jun 11, 2008, 5:27 PM CDT for Cherokee County, Plymouth County, Woodbury County, Iowa. It was in force for 48 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
- Jun 11, 2008, 5:27 PM CDT (22:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 11, 2008, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Cherokee County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Woodbury County, IA
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:29 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 5:37 PM CDT | TORNADO | 5 W Pierson, IA | BRIEF TORNADO TOUCHDOWN |
| Jun 11, 6:00 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 5 N Lawton, IA | |
| Jun 11, 6:17 PM CDT | FUNNEL CLOUD | 1 Nw Kingsley, IA | LARGE CONE FUNNEL ABOUT 1/2 WAY TO THE GROUND |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2:52 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 1784 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -93 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 818 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 548 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 862 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 4.9
- Supercell composite
- 43.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KFSD 112228 TORFSD IAC035-149-193-112315- /O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0029.080611T2227Z-080611T2315Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 527 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA SOUTHEASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA NORTH CENTRAL WOODBURY COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA * UNTIL 615 PM CDT * AT 527 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR MOVILLE... OR 16 MILES EAST OF SIOUX CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 33 MPH. * THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... KINGSLEY...PIERSON AROUND 545 PM CDT... WASHTA AROUND 600 PM CDT... MARCUS AROUND 610 PM CDT... THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE PREVIOUS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR PLYMOUTH AND CHEROKEE COUNTIES. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4287 9579 4261 9564 4241 9609 4258 9620 TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 225DEG 29KT 4248 9607 $$ CHAPMAN
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KFSD 112239 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 539 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 IAC035-149-193-112315- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080611T2315Z/ CHEROKEE IA-PLYMOUTH IA-WOODBURY IA- 539 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL WOODBURY...SOUTHEASTERN PLYMOUTH AND WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES... AT 537 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A TORNADO 5 MILES WEST OF PIERSON...OR 18 MILES EAST OF SIOUX CITY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 28 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... KINGSLEY AROUND 545 PM CDT... A TORNADO HAS BEEN CONFIRMED. TAKE COVER IN A STURDY BUILDING NOW. MOBILE HOMES AND VEHICLES ARE NOT SAFE. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4287 9579 4261 9564 4241 9609 4258 9620 TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 225DEG 24KT 4254 9601 $$ CHAPMAN
000 WWUS53 KFSD 112251 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 551 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 IAC035-149-193-112315- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080611T2315Z/ CHEROKEE IA-PLYMOUTH IA-WOODBURY IA- 551 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL WOODBURY...SOUTHEASTERN PLYMOUTH AND WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES... AT 551 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KINGSLEY...OR 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LE MARS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 24 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY NEAR KINSLEY THROUGH 610 PM CDT... RURAL CHEROKEE COUNTY WEST OF WASHTA AND QUIMBY THROUGH 615 PM CDT... THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4287 9579 4261 9564 4241 9609 4258 9620 TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 230DEG 21KT 4258 9594 $$ CHAPMAN
000 WWUS53 KFSD 112253 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 552 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 IAC035-149-193-112315- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0029.000000T0000Z-080611T2315Z/ CHEROKEE IA-PLYMOUTH IA-WOODBURY IA- 552 PM CDT WED JUN 11 2008 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL WOODBURY...SOUTHEASTERN PLYMOUTH AND WESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTIES... AT 552 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR KINGSLEY...OR 19 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LE MARS...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 24 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... RURAL PLYMOUTH COUNTY THROUGH 610 PM CDT RURAL CHEROKEE COUNTY THROUGH 610 PM CDT THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. TAKE COVER NOW. VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE IS ALSO LIKELY WITH THIS STORM. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4287 9579 4261 9564 4241 9609 4258 9620 TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 230DEG 21KT 4258 9593 $$ CHAPMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 5:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon, Sioux | 16 min |
| Jun 11, 6:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Sioux | 32 min |
| Jun 11, 6:42 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | O'Brien, Osceola | 33 min |
| Jun 11, 7:14 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon, Osceola | 31 min |
| Jun 11, 10:22 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 5 hr |
| Jun 11, 3:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Plymouth | 32 min |
| Jun 11, 4:57 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Cherokee, O'Brien, Osceola | 2 hr |
| Jun 11, 4:57 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cherokee, O'Brien, Plymouth, Sioux | 33 min |
| Jun 11, 5:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Plymouth, Woodbury | 45 min |
| Jun 11, 5:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Lyon, Osceola, Sioux | 35 min |
| Jun 11, 5:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Cherokee, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux | 23 min |
| Jun 11, 5:30 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Cherokee, Plymouth, Woodbury | 68 min |
| Jun 11, 5:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Osceola | 48 min |
| Jun 11, 5:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Cherokee, O'Brien | 44 min |
| Jun 11, 6:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Cherokee, Ida, Plymouth, Woodbury | 44 min |
| Jun 11, 6:22 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Ida, Woodbury | 38 min |
| Jun 11, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien | 32 min |
| Jun 11, 6:37 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Ida | 38 min |
| Jun 11, 6:48 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Clay, Dickinson | 42 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.