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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 24, 2016, 4:43 PM CDT for 5 counties in Iowa. It was in force for 47 min. 7 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
- Apr 24, 2016, 4:43 PM CDT (21:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 24, 2016, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 47 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Buena Vista County, IA, Cherokee County, IA, Ida County, IA, Plymouth County, IA, Woodbury County, IA
The radar
The Omaha radar (KOAX), 136 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 4:47 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Nne Anthon, IA | |
| Apr 24, 4:50 PM CDT | HAIL 1.75 | 3 Sw Correctionville, IA | |
| Apr 24, 5:03 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 65 | 3 Wsw Holstein, IA | QUARTER SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED. |
| Apr 24, 5:05 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Correctionville, IA | |
| Apr 24, 5:09 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | Washta, IA | |
| Apr 24, 5:10 PM CDT | HAIL 1.25 | 5 Nw Holstein, IA | |
| Apr 24, 5:23 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 S Cherokee, IA |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 8 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 1281 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 440 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 498 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS53 KFSD 242143
SVRFSD
IAC021-035-093-149-193-242230-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0002.160424T2143Z-160424T2230Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
443 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
EASTERN WOODBURY COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...
NORTHWESTERN IDA COUNTY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA...
SOUTHEASTERN PLYMOUTH COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
WEST CENTRAL BUENA VISTA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
* UNTIL 530 PM CDT
* AT 441 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ANTHON...OR 21
MILES WEST OF IDA GROVE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE
TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
CORRECTIONVILLE...PIERSON AND CUSHING AROUND 450 PM CDT.
WASHTA AROUND 455 PM CDT.
QUIMBY AROUND 500 PM CDT.
CHEROKEE AND AURELIA AROUND 515 PM CDT.
LARRABEE AROUND 520 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE OTO AND
MERIDEN.
THERE ARE ALSO MORE SEVERE OR NEAR SEVERE CELLS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD
THROUGH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MONONA COUNTY AT THIS TIME. THEY ARE
ALSO MOVING NORTHEASTWARD AND WILL IMPACT EASTERN WOODBURY COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4222 9624 4291 9566 4278 9519 4221 9573
TIME...MOT...LOC 2141Z 220DEG 46KT 4243 9588
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJF2 follow-up statements
007
WWUS53 KFSD 242158
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
458 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
IAC021-035-093-149-193-242230-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160424T2230Z/
CHEROKEE IA-WOODBURY IA-IDA IA-PLYMOUTH IA-BUENA VISTA IA-
458 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR CHEROKEE...EASTERN WOODBURY...NORTHWESTERN IDA...SOUTHEASTERN
PLYMOUTH AND WEST CENTRAL BUENA VISTA COUNTIES...
AT 457 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WASHTA...OR
18 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHEROKEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH. GOLF
BALL SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED AT 4:50 PM...3 MILES SOUTHWEST
OF CORRECTIONVILLE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WASHTA AROUND 500 PM CDT.
QUIMBY AROUND 510 PM CDT.
CHEROKEE AND AURELIA AROUND 525 PM CDT.
LARRABEE AROUND 530 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE OTO AND
MERIDEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4222 9624 4291 9566 4278 9519 4221 9573
TIME...MOT...LOC 2157Z 214DEG 39KT 4254 9576
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJF513
WWUS53 KFSD 242217
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
517 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
IAC021-035-093-149-193-242230-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160424T2230Z/
CHEROKEE IA-WOODBURY IA-IDA IA-PLYMOUTH IA-BUENA VISTA IA-
517 PM CDT SUN APR 24 2016
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR CHEROKEE...EASTERN WOODBURY...NORTHWESTERN IDA...SOUTHEASTERN
PLYMOUTH AND WEST CENTRAL BUENA VISTA COUNTIES...
AT 515 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER QUIMBY...OR 9
MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHEROKEE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH. SEVERAL
REPORTS OF QUARTER TO GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL HAS BEEN REPORTED WITH
THIS STORM OVER THE PAST 30 MINUTES.
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 TO 65 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES.
THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
CHEROKEE AND AURELIA AROUND 530 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE OTO AND
MERIDEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
&&
LAT...LON 4222 9624 4291 9566 4278 9519 4221 9573
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 218DEG 33KT 4263 9563
HAIL...1.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
MJFThe office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 4:06 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cherokee, Plymouth, Woodbury | 39 min |
| Apr 24, 5:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, O'Brien | 33 min |
| Apr 24, 6:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cherokee, Plymouth, Woodbury | 24 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.