Tornado Warning 9, NWS Aberdeen, SD

Issued

Jul 17, 2015, 6:44 PM CDT (23:44 UTC)

Expired

Jul 17, 2015, 7:15 PM CDT

In force

31 min

Issued by

NWS Aberdeen, SD

Area

Storm-based polygon

Tornado

Radar indicated

Hail

1.75 in

County Roberts County, SD

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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992 
WFUS53 KABR 172344
TORABR
SDC109-180015-
/O.NEW.KABR.TO.W.0009.150717T2344Z-150718T0015Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  WEST CENTRAL ROBERTS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT
    
* AT 644 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
  TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER LONG HOLLOW HOUSING...OR NEAR SISSETON...
  MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  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. 

* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SISSETON AROUND 700 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4560 9719 4568 9720 4570 9700 4558 9701
TIME...MOT...LOC 2344Z 273DEG 12KT 4566 9714 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

SD

154 
WWUS53 KABR 172355
SVSABR

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

SDC109-180015-
/O.CON.KABR.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-150718T0015Z/
ROBERTS SD-
655 PM CDT FRI JUL 17 2015

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL ROBERTS COUNTY...
    
AT 654 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED JUST SOUTHWEST OF SISSETON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

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. 

THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
WEST CENTRAL ROBERTS COUNTY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4561 9714 4568 9714 4570 9700 4559 9701
TIME...MOT...LOC 2354Z 275DEG 14KT 4566 9707 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.75IN

$$

SD

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