Alert archive / South Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2016
Tornado Warning 18, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this tornado warning at Aug 10, 2016, 2:40 AM CDT for Marshall County, Roberts County, South Dakota. It was in force for 35 min. 4 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
- Aug 10, 2016, 2:40 AM CDT (07:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2016, 3:15 AM CDT
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Aberdeen, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Marshall County, SD, Roberts County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2:40 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Hillhead, SD | 9 POWER POLLS BLOWN DOWN. RADAR ESTIMATED TIME. . |
| Aug 10, 2:41 AM CDT | TSTM WND GST 92 | 3 Wsw Hillhead, SD | MARSHALL COUNTY RAWS - MRLS2. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
| Aug 10, 2:42 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 E Hillhead, SD | BARN COLLAPSE AND TREES BROKEN OFF. RADAR ESTIMATED TIME. . |
| Aug 10, 2:49 AM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | Veblen, SD | A FEW 3 TO 4 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES DOWN IN TOWN. SEVERAL SMALL BRANCHES DOWN. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 10:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 12 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -422 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2672 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 47 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 319 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
714
WFUS53 KABR 100740
TORABR
SDC091-109-100815-
/O.NEW.KABR.TO.W.0018.160810T0740Z-160810T0815Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
240 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ABERDEEN HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...
NORTHWESTERN ROBERTS COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 315 AM CDT
* AT 240 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR HILLHEAD...OR 13 MILES EAST OF
BRITTON...MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
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...
HILLHEAD AROUND 245 AM CDT.
VEBLEN AND VEBLEN FLATS HOUSING AROUND 250 AM CDT.
CLAIRE CITY AROUND 305 AM 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 4578 9698 4575 9755 4593 9760 4594 9755
4593 9694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 259DEG 41KT 4586 9749
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TDK2 follow-up statements
168
WWUS53 KABR 100752
SVSABR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
252 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016
SDC091-109-100815-
/O.CON.KABR.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160810T0815Z/
MARSHALL SD-ROBERTS SD-
252 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL AND NORTHWESTERN ROBERTS COUNTIES...
AT 252 AM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER VEBLEN...OR 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF SISSETON...MOVING
EAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE
IS LIKELY.
THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL AND NORTHWESTERN ROBERTS COUNTIES.
LAT...LON 4579 9698 4578 9736 4584 9734 4592 9735
4593 9694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0752Z 261DEG 46KT 4587 9723
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN
$$
TDK930
WWUS53 KABR 100813
SVSABR
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
313 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016
SDC091-109-100823-
/O.EXP.KABR.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-160810T0815Z/
MARSHALL SD-ROBERTS SD-
313 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MARSHALL AND NORTHWESTERN
ROBERTS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 315 AM CDT...
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4579 9698 4578 9736 4584 9734 4592 9735
4593 9694
TIME...MOT...LOC 0810Z 259DEG 41KT 4587 9723
$$
TDKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Campbell | 25 min |
| Aug 9, 10:09 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Corson | 51 min |
| Aug 9, 10:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell | 44 min |
| Aug 9, 10:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Corson, Dewey | 60 min |
| Aug 9, 10:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, McPherson | 52 min |
| Aug 9, 11:09 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Campbell, McPherson | 51 min |
| Aug 9, 11:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Walworth | 47 min |
| Aug 9, 11:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, McPherson | 45 min |
| Aug 9, 11:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Campbell, McPherson | 41 min |
| Aug 10, 12:00 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Corson, Dewey | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 12:17 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk, McPherson and 2 more | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 12:33 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | McPherson | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 12:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, Edmunds, McPherson, Walworth | 67 min |
| Aug 10, 1:19 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, Dewey, Walworth | 41 min |
| Aug 10, 1:34 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Brown, Edmunds, McPherson | 56 min |
| Aug 10, 1:53 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Edmunds, Walworth | 40 min |
| Aug 10, 2:05 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Brown, Edmunds | 40 min |
| Aug 10, 2:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Brown, Day, Grant, Marshall, Roberts, Spink | 57 min |
| Aug 10, 2:27 AM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Campbell, McPherson | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 3:00 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | McPherson | 30 min |
| Aug 10, 3:06 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Roberts | 54 min |
| Aug 10, 3:33 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | McPherson | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 4:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Brown | 28 min |
| Aug 10, 3:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Day | 40 min |
| Aug 10, 4:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Brown, Day | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Day, Marshall | 48 min |
| Aug 10, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Day, Marshall | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 4:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Day, Roberts | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 5:07 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Day, Grant, Roberts | 38 min |
| Aug 10, 5:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Walworth | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, Edmunds, McPherson, Walworth | 11 min |
| Aug 10, 5:37 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | ABR | Day | 6 hr |
| Aug 10, 5:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Jones | 46 min |
| Aug 10, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Day, Grant, Roberts | 32 min |
| Aug 10, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Jones | 22 min |
| Aug 10, 6:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, Walworth | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Codington, Grant, Roberts | 42 min |
| Aug 10, 6:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Campbell, Edmunds, McPherson, Walworth | 45 min |
| Aug 10, 6:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Jones, Stanley | 17 min |
| Aug 10, 6:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Grant, Roberts | 37 min |
| Aug 10, 6:49 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Campbell | 41 min |
| Aug 10, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Dewey, Potter, Sully | 41 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.