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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Rapid City, SD
NWS Rapid City, SD issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 2014, 4:27 PM MDT for Crook County, Wyoming. It was in force for 48 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 13, 2014, 4:27 PM MDT (22:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2014, 5:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 48 min
- Issued by
- NWS Rapid City, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Crook County, WY
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 148 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 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 13, 2:09 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 146 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
- 1333 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 178 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 304 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Jun 13, 3:10 PM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 13, 3:10 PM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 310 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 .UPDATE... ISSUED AT 307 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 TIGHTEST PRESSURE GRADIENT IS SHIFTING EAST WITH WINDS HOLDING OR SLIGHTLY DECREASING THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. && .SHORT TERM...THIS EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT ISSUED AT 157 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 1500 MDT. CYCLONIC FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WITH EMBEDDED SHORT WAVES. FIRST SHORT WAVE TROF HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA CARRYING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS WITH IT. SECOND...SOMEWHAT STRONGER TROF IS APPROACHING THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF OUR CWA THIS AFTN AND HELPING TO DIMINISH THE STABILITY. A THIRD TROF WILL APPROACH TOMORROW GIVING CONTINUED CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. AT THE SFC...A LOW IS FCST TO DVLP OVR SW SD IN RESPONSE TO UPPER LEVEL DVLPMNTS...AND THEN MOVE EAST WARD TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. A CONFLUENCE ZONE EXTENDS FROM SE MT ACROSS WRN SD...REPRESENTING A WEAK WARM FRONT. THIS ZONE IS ACCOMPANIED BY STRONGER SFC TO 1 KM SHEAR THAT COULD ENHANCE LOW LVL ROTATION IN SOME STORMS. FCST SOUNDINGS INDICATE ADEQUATE CAPE AND SFC TO 6 KM SHEAR FOR SVR STORMS THIS AFTN INTO THIS EVENING. INVERTED V PROG SOUNDINGS AND CONSISTENT MULTIPLE RUNS OF THE HRRR MODEL SUGGEST QUITE STRONG WIND POTENTIAL FOR THE DVLPG CONVECTION THIS AFTN AND THIS EVENING. THE HRRR MODEL HAS INITIATED CONVECTION AT ABOUT THE RIGHT TIME AND HAS CONSISTENTLY INTENSIFIED THE STORMS QUICKLY DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTN OVR OUR WYOMING COUNTIES AND MOVED THE STORMS QUICKLY E WARD INTO WRN SD. IN SPITE OF POTENTIAL FOR LOW LVL ROTATION IN STORMS...THE LCLS ARE HIGH...LIMITING THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES. TEMPERATURES WERE HELD CLOSE TO GUIDANCE...WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS ON SATURDAY DUE TO POTENTIALLY WET GROUND. SATURDAY NIGHT SHOULD SEE DRYING OVER THE AREA AND AN END TO PRECIP. KEPT SOME POPS IN FOR SATURDAY DURING THE DAY DUE TO THE APPROACH OF WEAK SHORT WAVE TROF. && .LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ISSUED AT 157 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 SUBSIDENCE BEHIND THE DEPARTING UPPER TROUGH WILL LEAD TO A DRY DAY ON SUNDAY. WILL BE BREEZY/WINDY AS A RESULT FROM TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND DEEP MIXING. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR AVERAGE. MODELS COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK...AS GFS HAS BEEN TRENDING TOWARDS MORE CONSISTENT ECMWF. THIS FEATURES UPPER LOW OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST/NORTHERN ROCKIES WITH SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE NORTHERN PLAINS. ACTIVE PATTERN FOR THE FORECAST AREA...WITH DAILY CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SLOWER MOVEMENT OF UPPER LOW WILL RESULT IN WARMER DAYS EARLY IN THE WEEK. MODELS DIVERGE FOR THE LAST HALF OF THE WEEK IN MOVEMENT OF UPPER LOW. HOWEVER...PATTERN STILL FAVORS DAILY THUNDERSTORMS. && .AVIATION...(FOR THE 18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY) ISSUED AT 157 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH IFR VSBY/LARGE HAIL/DAMAGING WINDS. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE PLAINS EAST OF THE BLACK HILLS THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA TONIGHT...WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT. && .UNR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...NONE. WY...NONE. && UPDATE...15 SHORT TERM...BARBER LONG TERM...7 AVIATION...7
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 13, 6:33 AM MDT, 9 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 633 AM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058- 071-141300- BENNETT-BUTTE-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-CUSTER CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-HAAKON- HARDING-HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-JACKSON-MELLETTE-NORTHEASTERN CROOK- NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS- NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-PERKINS-RAPID CITY- SHANNON-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS- SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-TODD-TRIPP- WESTERN CROOK-WESTON-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-ZIEBACH- 633 AM MDT (733 AM CDT) FRI JUN 13 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY TODAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN AND SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A COLD FRONT SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREATS WITH ANY SEVERE STORMS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO IS ALSO POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHEAST WYOMING...THE BLACK HILLS AREA...AND NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA LATE IN THE DAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...WHERE GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS REMAIN IN THE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE MIDDAY AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS FROM ANY SEVERE STORMS. AN UNSETTLED PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO BRING DAILY CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS DURING MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES... OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAPIDCITY
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 13, 3:09 PM MDT, 1 hour 18 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
309 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM HAIL 14 NE RECLUSE 44.90N 105.52W
06/13/2014 E1.00 INCH CAMPBELL WY PUBLIC
&&
MELocal storm report, Jun 13, 3:10 PM MDT, 1 hour 17 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
310 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0240 PM HAIL 15 NNW RECLUSE 44.94N 105.83W
06/13/2014 E0.88 INCH CAMPBELL WY TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
MESpecial weather statement, Jun 13, 3:47 PM MDT, 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 347 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 WYZ054-132215- NORTHERN CAMPBELL WY- 347 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHERN CAMPBELL COUNTY UNTIL 415 PM MDT... AT 344 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SPOTTED HORSE...OR 31 MILES NORTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN GILLETTE...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... RECLUSE... WESTON... THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 4488 10538 4460 10533 4459 10589 4477 10595 TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 261DEG 24KT 4469 10577 POJORLIE
Special weather statement, Jun 13, 4:04 PM MDT, 23 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 404 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 WYZ054-055-132230- NORTHERN CAMPBELL WY-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL WY- 404 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTY UNTIL 430 PM MDT... AT 401 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTH OF SAVAGETON...OR 26 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN GILLETTE...MOVING EAST AT 40 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE... MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF CENTRAL CAMPBELL COUNTY...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 50 BETWEEN GILLETTE AND SAVAGETON. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...AND A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 4425 10549 4387 10540 4388 10601 4413 10602 TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 255DEG 35KT 4403 10584 POJORLIE
Local storm report, Jun 13, 4:17 PM MDT, 10 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
417 PM MDT FRI JUN 13 2014
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0405 PM HAIL 4 W NEW HAVEN 44.75N 104.93W
06/13/2014 E1.75 INCH CROOK WY TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
METhe office that day
Everything else NWS Rapid City, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 3:33 AM MDT | Wind Advisory | UNR | Bennett, Haakon, Harding, Jackson, Meade, Mellette and 4 more | 11 hr |
| Jun 13, 3:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | 28 min | |
| Jun 13, 4:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Custer, Fall River | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 5:16 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Fall River | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 5:19 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Butte | 38 min |
| Jun 13, 5:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Butte | 23 min |
| Jun 13, 5:42 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Pennington | 33 min |
| Jun 13, 5:46 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Meade | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 2:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Campbell | 45 min |
| Jun 13, 3:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Campbell, Crook | 48 min |
| Jun 13, 3:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Crook | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 4:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Campbell | 26 min |
| Jun 13, 4:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Campbell | 26 min |
| Jun 13, 4:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Campbell | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 4:59 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | UNR | Crook | 28 min |
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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.