Alert archive / South Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2016
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 13, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 22, 2016, 10:23 PM CDT for 6 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 52 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- May 22, 2016, 10:23 PM CDT (03:23 UTC)
- Expired
- May 22, 2016, 11:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Aurora County, SD, Brule County, SD, Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Jerauld County, SD, Sanborn County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 8:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 134 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
- 1223 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1730 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.3
The text
As transmitted.
671
WUUS53 KFSD 230323
SVRFSD
SDC003-015-035-043-073-111-230415-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0013.160523T0323Z-160523T0415Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1023 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
AURORA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...
NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHWESTERN SANBORN COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...
NORTHEASTERN BRULE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHEASTERN JERAULD COUNTY IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...
DAVISON COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...
* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
* AT 1023 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR KIMBALL TO 7 MILES NORTH OF GRASS RANCH COLONY
TO NEAR WHITE LAKE TO 6 MILES WEST OF STORLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
WHITE LAKE AROUND 1030 PM CDT.
STORLA AROUND 1035 PM CDT.
PLANKINTON AND STICKNEY AROUND 1045 PM CDT.
AURORA CENTER AROUND 1055 PM CDT.
MOUNT VERNON AROUND 1105 PM CDT.
MITCHELL...LETCHER AND LOOMIS AROUND 1115 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4383 9898 4408 9861 4395 9818 4361 9800
4343 9871 4350 9870 4350 9872 4358 9871
4369 9872 4377 9884
TIME...MOT...LOC 0323Z 236DEG 36KT 4380 9898 4375 9885 4370 9873 4357
9871 4350 9871
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DUX3 follow-up statements
329
WWUS53 KFSD 230337
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1037 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
SDC003-015-035-043-073-111-230415-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160523T0415Z/
AURORA SD-DOUGLAS SD-SANBORN SD-BRULE SD-JERAULD SD-DAVISON SD-
1037 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR AURORA...NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS...SOUTHWESTERN SANBORN...EASTERN
BRULE...SOUTHEASTERN JERAULD AND DAVISON COUNTIES...
AT 1036 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF KIMBALL TO 7 MILES NORTH OF
WHITE LAKE TO 6 MILES NORTHWEST OF PLANKINTON TO 8 MILES NORTHWEST OF
STICKNEY TO NEAR STORLA...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
PLANKINTON AROUND 1050 PM CDT.
STICKNEY AND AURORA CENTER AROUND 1055 PM CDT.
MOUNT VERNON AROUND 1110 PM CDT.
MITCHELL...LETCHER AND LOOMIS AROUND 1115 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
SIOUX FALLS.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4387 9885 4408 9861 4395 9818 4361 9800
4343 9871 4358 9867 4373 9864
TIME...MOT...LOC 0336Z 235DEG 36KT 4389 9880 4384 9868 4377 9859 4364
9859 4351 9864
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DUX706
WWUS53 KFSD 230352
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1052 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
SDC015-230401-
/O.CAN.KFSD.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160523T0415Z/
BRULE SD-
1052 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN BRULE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE WARNED
AREA THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
LAT...LON 4396 9861 4407 9860 4394 9818 4361 9800
4349 9849 4344 9869 4358 9863 4376 9855
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 235DEG 33KT 4396 9857 4385 9844 4374 9845 4361
9851 4351 9856
$$
SDC003-035-043-073-111-230415-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160523T0415Z/
AURORA SD-DOUGLAS SD-SANBORN SD-JERAULD SD-DAVISON SD-
1052 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1115 PM CDT
FOR EASTERN AURORA...NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS...SOUTHWESTERN SANBORN...
SOUTHEASTERN JERAULD AND DAVISON COUNTIES...
AT 1051 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES SOUTH OF WESSINGTON SPRINGS TO NEAR AURORA
CENTER TO NEAR PLANKINTON TO NEAR STICKNEY TO STORLA...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND NICKEL SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
MOUNT VERNON AND AURORA CENTER AROUND 1100 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
THEY WILL SEND YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN
SIOUX FALLS.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS.
MOVE INDOORS IMMEDIATELY. LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING
KILLERS. REMEMBER...IF YOU CAN HEAR THUNDER...YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO
BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
&&
LAT...LON 4396 9861 4407 9860 4394 9818 4361 9800
4349 9849 4344 9869 4358 9863 4376 9855
TIME...MOT...LOC 0351Z 235DEG 33KT 4396 9857 4385 9844 4374 9845 4361
9851 4351 9856
HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
DUX687
WWUS53 KFSD 230411
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1111 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
SDC003-035-043-073-111-230420-
/O.EXP.KFSD.SV.W.0013.000000T0000Z-160523T0415Z/
AURORA SD-DOUGLAS SD-SANBORN SD-JERAULD SD-DAVISON SD-
1111 PM CDT SUN MAY 22 2016
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EASTERN AURORA...NORTHWESTERN
DOUGLAS...SOUTHWESTERN SANBORN...SOUTHEASTERN JERAULD AND DAVISON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1115 PM CDT...
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS UP TO 40 MPH AND HEAVY
RAIN ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THESE THUNDERSTORMS.
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM CDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...CONTACT YOUR NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY. THEY WILL RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
SIOUX FALLS.
LAT...LON 4396 9861 4407 9860 4394 9818 4361 9800
4349 9849 4344 9869 4358 9863 4376 9855
TIME...MOT...LOC 0409Z 236DEG 36KT 4396 9857 4385 9844 4374 9845 4361
9851 4351 9856
$$
DUXThe office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Charles Mix, Gregory | 41 min |
| May 22, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule, Charles Mix, Gregory | 47 min |
| May 22, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Douglas | 39 min |
| May 22, 10:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Gregory | 39 min |
| May 22, 10:45 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Aurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Gregory | 6 hr |
| May 23, 5:22 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Union | 23 min |
| May 23, 5:58 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | FSD | Union | 4 hr |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Dakota, 2016Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016
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.