Tornado Warning 13, NWS Aberdeen, SD

Issued

Jul 17, 2015, 7:25 PM CDT (00:25 UTC)

Expired

Jul 17, 2015, 7:57 PM CDT

In force

32 min

Issued by

NWS Aberdeen, SD

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Observed

Hail

1.0 in

Counties Day County, SD, Marshall County, SD, Roberts County, SD

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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WFUS53 KABR 180025
TORABR
SDC037-091-109-180115-
/O.NEW.KABR.TO.W.0013.150718T0025Z-150718T0115Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
725 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHEASTERN DAY COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...
  SOUTHWESTERN ROBERTS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 815 PM CDT

* AT 724 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER OPITZ LAKE...
  OR 17 MILES NORTH OF WEBSTER...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

  HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...PUBLIC CONFIRMED TORNADO. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
  EDEN AROUND 735 PM CDT.
  GRENVILLE AROUND 740 PM CDT.
  PIYAS LAKE AROUND 745 PM CDT.
  BUFFALO LAKES...PICKEREL LAKE REC AREA AND ENEMY SWIM LAKE AROUND
  750 PM CDT.
  SISSETON AND AGENCY VILLAGE AROUND 805 PM CDT.
  FINLEY HEIGHTS HOUSING AROUND 810 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TO REPEAT...A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A MOBILE HOME...OR
IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4542 9708 4550 9764 4568 9762 4568 9702
TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 276DEG 27KT 4559 9752 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

TMT

745 
WWUS53 KABR 180057
SVSABR

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
757 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015

SDC037-091-109-180106-
/O.CAN.KABR.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-150718T0115Z/
DAY SD-ROBERTS SD-MARSHALL SD-
757 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN DAY...SOUTHWESTERN ROBERTS
AND SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER APPEARS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO.
THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER SMALL HAIL AND 
GUSTY WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM. 

ANOTHER TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN DAY COUNTY 
UNTIL 830 PM CDT.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4542 9708 4550 9764 4568 9762 4568 9702
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 276DEG 27KT 4556 9717 

$$

TMT

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