Alert archive / South Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2009
Tornado Warning 34, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2009, 9:56 PM CDT for 4 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 49 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 24, 2009, 9:56 PM CDT (02:56 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 24, 2009, 10:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 49 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
Counties Hanson County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD, McCook County, SD, Turner County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 10:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Ne Emery, SD | NUMEROUS BRANCHES DOWN, LASTED 15 MINUTES |
| Jun 24, 10:26 PM CDT | TORNADO | 1 N Bridgewater, SD | |
| Jun 24, 10:33 PM CDT | HAIL 2 | 1 N Dolton, SD |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 2.9 hours before the alert went out and 157 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
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -392 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1862 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WFUS53 KFSD 250256 TORFSD SDC061-067-087-125-250345- /O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0034.090625T0256Z-090625T0345Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TORNADO WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 956 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A * TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN HANSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA NORTHEASTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA SOUTHERN MCCOOK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA NORTHWESTERN TURNER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA * UNTIL 1045 PM CDT * AT 956 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES. THIS DANGEROUS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FARMER...OR 17 MILES EAST OF MITCHELL...AND MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. * THIS TORNADIC STORM WILL BE NEAR... EMERY AROUND 1015 PM CDT... BRIDGEWATER AROUND 1035 PM CDT... DOLTON AROUND 1045 PM CDT... IN ADDITION...LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE WILL FALL IN AREAS NEAR SPENCER AND CANISTOTA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT...SO DO NOT WAIT. TAKE COVER NOW && LAT...LON 4365 9722 4337 9745 4369 9783 4384 9778 TIME...MOT...LOC 0256Z 301DEG 21KT 4373 9770 $$ CHAPMAN
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS53 KFSD 250312 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1012 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 SDC061-067-087-125-250345- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090625T0345Z/ HANSON SD-MCCOOK SD-TURNER SD-HUTCHINSON SD- 1012 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN HUTCHINSON...NORTHWESTERN TURNER...MCCOOK AND NORTHEASTERN HANSON COUNTIES... AT 1010 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A TORNADO. THIS TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES SOUTH OF SPENCER...OR 22 MILES EAST OF MITCHELL...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... BRIDGEWATER AROUND 1030 PM CDT... DOLTON AROUND 1045 PM CDT... IN ADDITION...LARGE HAIL UP TO GOLF BALL SIZE IS LIKELY WITH THIS STORM ALONG INTERSTATE 90 BETWEEN THE SPENCER AND SALEM EXITS... AND SOUTHWARD TOWARD CANISTOTA AFTER 1030 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... HEAVY RAINFALL MAY OBSCURE THIS TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW IF YOU WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR IT COMING...IT MAY BE TOO LATE TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE. TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT...SO DO NOT WAIT. TAKE COVER NOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. && LAT...LON 4382 9772 4365 9722 4337 9745 4361 9774 TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 310DEG 21KT 4367 9760 $$ CHAPMAN
000 WWUS53 KFSD 250320 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1020 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 SDC061-067-087-125-250345- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090625T0345Z/ HANSON SD-MCCOOK SD-TURNER SD-HUTCHINSON SD- 1020 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN HUTCHINSON...NORTHWESTERN TURNER...SOUTHERN MCCOOK AND NORTHEASTERN HANSON COUNTIES... AT 1016 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A NEWLY DEVELOPING CIRCULATION JUST NORTHWEST OF BRIDGEWATER...OR 23 MILES NORTHWEST OF PARKER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... DOLTON AROUND 1040 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... IN ADDITION TO THE TORNADO...THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND DESTRUCTIVE STRAIGHT LINE WINDS. TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT...SO DO NOT WAIT. TAKE COVER NOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. && LAT...LON 4382 9772 4365 9722 4337 9745 4361 9774 TIME...MOT...LOC 0318Z 315DEG 23KT 4358 9751 $$ CHAPMAN
000 WWUS53 KFSD 250324 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1024 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 SDC061-067-087-125-250345- /O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090625T0345Z/ HANSON SD-MCCOOK SD-TURNER SD-HUTCHINSON SD- 1024 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR NORTHEASTERN HUTCHINSON...NORTHWESTERN TURNER...SOUTHERN MCCOOK AND NORTHEASTERN HANSON COUNTIES... AT 1021 PM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD. THIS FUNNEL CLOUD WAS LOCATED BETWEEN BRIDGEWATER AND DOLTON...OR 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF PARKER...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 MPH. THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR... DOLTON AROUND 1030 PM CDT... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORNADOES ARE DIFFICULT TO SEE AT NIGHT...SO DO NOT WAIT. TAKE COVER NOW A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. && LAT...LON 4382 9772 4365 9722 4337 9745 4361 9774 TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 312DEG 27KT 4353 9744 $$ CHAPMAN
000 WWUS53 KFSD 250348 SVSFSD SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 1048 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 SDC061-067-087-125-250355- /O.EXP.KFSD.TO.W.0034.000000T0000Z-090625T0345Z/ HANSON SD-MCCOOK SD-TURNER SD-HUTCHINSON SD- 1048 PM CDT WED JUN 24 2009 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN HANSON COUNTY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1045 PM CDT... ...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN HUTCHINSON...TURNER...AND SOUTHERN MCCOOK COUNTIES UNTIL 1115 PM CDT... THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WITH A HISTORY OF PRODUCING TORNADOES WAS LOCATED NEAR DOLTON...AND VERY LARGE HAIL UP TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER...WAS MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 20 MPH. THE TORNADIC PORTION OF THE STORM WILL AFFECT AREAS NEAR MARION...WHILE VERY LARGE HAIL MOVES THROUGH AREAS EASTWARD TOWARD MONROE AND PARKER. A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT THURSDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. LAT...LON 4382 9772 4365 9722 4337 9745 4361 9774 TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 315DEG 25KT 4356 9750 $$ CHAPMAN
The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 7:34 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Beadle | 41 min |
| Jun 24, 8:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Beadle, Jerauld, Sanborn | 40 min |
| Jun 24, 8:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Miner, Sanborn | 43 min |
| Jun 24, 9:12 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Davison, Hanson, McCook, Miner, Sanborn | 48 min |
| Jun 24, 10:38 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Hutchinson, McCook, Turner | 37 min |
| Jun 24, 11:11 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Turner | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 11:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Davison | 25 min |
| Jun 24, 11:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Clay, Lincoln, Turner, Yankton | 34 min |
| Jun 24, 11:49 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Aurora, Douglas | 26 min |
| Jun 24, 11:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Davison, Sanborn | 31 min |
| Jun 25, 12:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Clay, Lincoln, Turner, Union | 24 min |
| Jun 25, 12:13 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Aurora, Charles Mix, Douglas | 32 min |
| Jun 25, 12:24 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Union | 36 min |
| Jun 25, 12:35 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Douglas, Hutchinson | 25 min |
| Jun 25, 12:43 AM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Charles Mix, Douglas | 32 min |
| Jun 25, 12:58 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson | 32 min |
| Jun 25, 1:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Douglas | 17 min |
| Jun 25, 1:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Bon Homme | 43 min |
| Jun 25, 1:22 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson | 3 hr |
| Jun 25, 2:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Bon Homme, Yankton | 38 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.