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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 41, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 3, 2016Murray County, Pipestone County, Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2016, 5:56 PM CDT for Murray County, Pipestone County, Minnesota. It was in force for 49 min. 2 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
Jun 3, 2016, 5:56 PM CDT (22:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2016, 6:45 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Murray County, MN, Pipestone County, MN

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 3, 5:56 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 702 Sse Ruthton, MN.
Jun 3, 6:00 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 602 Sse Ruthton, MN.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 194 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2016-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 224 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1410 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
224 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

971 
WUUS53 KFSD 032256
SVRFSD
MNC101-117-032345-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0041.160603T2256Z-160603T2345Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
556 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  MURRAY COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN PIPESTONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 645 PM CDT

* AT 556 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR RUTHTON...OR
  16 MILES NORTHEAST OF PIPESTONE...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT CONSIDERABLE 
           TREE DAMAGE. WIND DAMAGE IS ALSO LIKELY TO MOBILE HOMES...
           ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

* THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WILL BE NEAR...
  CURRENT LAKE AROUND 605 PM CDT. 
  SLAYTON AROUND 625 PM CDT. 
  CURRIE AND LAKE SHETEK STATE PARK AROUND 630 PM CDT. 
  DOVRAY AROUND 640 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE AVOCA...
HADLEY AND IONA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4419 9550 4386 9558 4405 9625 4420 9618
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 278DEG 30KT 4414 9606 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

HANKO
3 follow-up statements
116 
WWUS53 KFSD 032306
SVSFSD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
606 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

MNC101-117-032345-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-160603T2345Z/
MURRAY MN-PIPESTONE MN-
606 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR MURRAY AND NORTHEASTERN PIPESTONE COUNTIES...

AT 605 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CURRENT LAKE...
OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF SLAYTON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...LAW ENFORCEMENT. AT 6 PM CDT 70 MPH WIND GUSTS WERE
         REPORTED 1 MILE SOUTH OF RUTHTON. 

IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE 
         HOMES...ROOFS...AND OUTBUILDINGS. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SLAYTON AND LAKE SHETEK STATE PARK AROUND 625 PM CDT. 
  CURRIE AROUND 630 PM CDT. 
  DOVRAY AROUND 640 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE AVOCA
AND HADLEY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS STORM IS PRODUCING WIND DAMAGE.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

&&

LAT...LON 4419 9550 4386 9558 4402 9609 4420 9610
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 278DEG 30KT 4413 9596 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

HANKO
980 
WWUS53 KFSD 032331
SVSFSD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
631 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

MNC117-032341-
/O.CAN.KFSD.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-160603T2345Z/
PIPESTONE MN-
631 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PIPESTONE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA...THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

LAT...LON 4419 9550 4386 9558 4398 9597 4419 9589
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 278DEG 30KT 4410 9566 

$$

MNC101-032345-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-160603T2345Z/
MURRAY MN-
631 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR CENTRAL MURRAY COUNTY...

AT 631 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LAKE SHETEK
STATE PARK...OR 8 MILES NORTHEAST OF SLAYTON...MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...EXPECT DAMAGE TO ROOFS...SIDING...AND TREES. 

THIS SEVERE STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  DOVRAY AROUND 640 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE AVOCA...
HADLEY AND IONA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

&&

LAT...LON 4419 9550 4386 9558 4398 9597 4419 9589
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 278DEG 30KT 4410 9566 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

HANKO
166 
WWUS53 KFSD 032337
SVSFSD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
637 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

MNC101-032347-
/O.EXP.KFSD.SV.W.0041.000000T0000Z-160603T2345Z/
MURRAY MN-
637 PM CDT FRI JUN 3 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL MURRAY COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 645 PM CDT...
                
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

LAT...LON 4419 9550 4386 9558 4398 9597 4419 9589
TIME...MOT...LOC 2336Z 278DEG 30KT 4410 9566 

$$

HANKO

The office that day

Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 3, 5:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLyon23 min
Jun 3, 5:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDPipestone34 min
Jun 3, 5:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCottonwood, Lyon, Murray46 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.