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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 17, 2016Dickinson County, Iowa; Jackson County, Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2016, 6:43 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Iowa; Jackson County, Minnesota. It was in force for 32 min. 1 report 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 17, 2016, 6:43 PM CDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2016, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Dickinson County, IA, Jackson County, MN

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 17, 7:05 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ene West Okoboji, IA8 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB DOWN ON LAKESHORE DRIVE.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 17, 3:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2016-06-17Temperature 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 2016-06-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
11 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

214 
WUUS53 KFSD 172343
SVRFSD
IAC059-MNC063-180015-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0065.160617T2343Z-160618T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
643 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  DICKINSON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
  SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 715 PM CDT

* AT 643 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM ROUND LAKE TO 7 MILES NORTH OF LAKE PARK TO 6 MILES
  NORTH OF SUPERIOR...MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  LAKE PARK AND SUPERIOR AROUND 655 PM CDT. 
  TERRIL AROUND 710 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS!
 
&&

LAT...LON 4350 9486 4350 9491 4329 9491 4331 9538
      4360 9539 4364 9531 4360 9485 4355 9486
      4354 9485
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 005DEG 30KT 4356 9547 4355 9532 4352 9490 

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

SCHUMACHER
2 follow-up statements
231 
WWUS53 KFSD 180003
SVSFSD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
703 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

MNC063-180013-
/O.CAN.KFSD.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-160618T0015Z/
JACKSON MN-
703 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN JACKSON 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 1000 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4329 9491 4331 9538 4346 9539 4348 9528
      4348 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 005DEG 30KT 4341 9549 4340 9534 4337 9492 

$$

IAC059-180015-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-160618T0015Z/
DICKINSON IA-
703 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR DICKINSON COUNTY...

AT 703 PM CDT...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR OCHEYEDAN TO NEAR LAKE PARK TO NEAR SUPERIOR...
MOVING SOUTH AT 35 MPH.

HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

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

THESE SEVERE STORMS WILL BE NEAR...
  TERRIL AROUND 710 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND LARGE DAMAGING HAIL.
SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.
 
&&

LAT...LON 4329 9491 4331 9538 4346 9539 4348 9528
      4348 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 005DEG 30KT 4341 9549 4340 9534 4337 9492 

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

SCHUMACHER
705 
WWUS53 KFSD 180007
SVSFSD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
707 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

IAC059-180017-
/O.EXP.KFSD.SV.W.0065.000000T0000Z-160618T0015Z/
DICKINSON IA-
707 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR DICKINSON COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 715 PM CDT...
            
THE STORMS WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND NO LONGER POSE AN IMMEDIATE THREAT TO LIFE OR PROPERTY.
THEREFORE...THE WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN IOWA.

LAT...LON 4329 9491 4331 9538 4346 9539 4348 9528
      4348 9492
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 005DEG 30KT 4341 9549 4340 9534 4337 9492 

$$

SCHUMACHER

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 11:13 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryFSDPlymouth, Woodbury8 hr
Jun 17, 4:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln49 min
Jun 17, 4:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLyon47 min
Jun 17, 5:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln37 min
Jun 17, 5:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLyon, Murray44 min
Jun 17, 5:54 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDLincoln3 hr
Jun 17, 6:14 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDJackson31 min

Nearby

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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.