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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 69, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 17, 2016Minnehaha County, Moody County, South Dakota; Pipestone County, Rock County, Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 17, 2016, 7:38 PM CDT for Minnehaha County, Moody County, South Dakota; Pipestone County, Rock County, Minnesota. It was in force for 41 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 17, 2016, 7:38 PM CDT (00:38 UTC)
Expired
Jun 17, 2016, 8:19 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 35 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:37 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 17, 7:40 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 50Garretson, SD.
Jun 17, 7:44 PM CDTHAIL 0.75Sherman, SD.

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

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 199 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2016-06-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1368 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2016-06-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -9 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
1368 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-140 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1582 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
213 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.0

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The text

As transmitted.

096 
WUUS53 KFSD 180038
SVRFSD
MNC117-133-SDC099-101-180130-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0069.160618T0038Z-160618T0130Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  SOUTHWESTERN PIPESTONE COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...
  NORTHWESTERN ROCK COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...
  NORTHEASTERN MINNEHAHA COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...
  SOUTHEASTERN MOODY COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...

* UNTIL 830 PM CDT

* AT 738 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER SHERMAN...OR
  15 MILES NORTHWEST OF LUVERNE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

  HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR 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...
  GARRETSON AROUND 750 PM CDT. 
  PALISADES STATE PARK AROUND 805 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4386 9638 4385 9637 4385 9636 4379 9624
      4361 9651 4375 9668 4390 9647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0038Z 042DEG 9KT 4375 9648 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

DUX
2 follow-up statements
277 
WWUS53 KFSD 180056
SVSFSD

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

MNC117-133-SDC099-101-180130-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-160618T0130Z/
PIPESTONE MN-ROCK MN-MINNEHAHA SD-MOODY SD-
756 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN PIPESTONE...NORTHWESTERN ROCK...NORTHEASTERN
MINNEHAHA AND SOUTHEASTERN MOODY COUNTIES...

AT 756 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GARRETSON...OR
16 MILES WEST OF LUVERNE...MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH.

HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR 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 STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  PALISADES STATE PARK AROUND 810 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.

&&

LAT...LON 4386 9638 4385 9637 4385 9636 4379 9624
      4361 9651 4375 9668 4390 9647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0056Z 048DEG 9KT 4372 9652 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

DUX
379 
WWUS53 KFSD 180119
SVSFSD

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

MNC117-133-SDC099-101-180129-
/O.CAN.KFSD.SV.W.0069.000000T0000Z-160618T0130Z/
PIPESTONE MN-ROCK MN-MINNEHAHA SD-MOODY SD-
819 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN PIPESTONE...
NORTHWESTERN ROCK...NORTHEASTERN MINNEHAHA AND SOUTHEASTERN MOODY
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
                
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 HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  HOWEVER GUSTY WINDS
TO 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR
SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...AND SOUTHEASTERN AND EAST CENTRAL 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 4386 9638 4385 9637 4385 9636 4379 9624
      4361 9651 4375 9668 4390 9647
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 042DEG 9KT 4368 9657 

$$

DUX

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 17, 7:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLake44 min
Jun 17, 7:17 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDLake3 hr
Jun 17, 7:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLake, McCook27 min
Jun 17, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLake36 min
Jun 17, 8:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLake, McCook, Miner27 min
Jun 17, 8:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Turner28 min
Jun 17, 8:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln42 min
Jun 17, 8:26 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDLincoln, Minnehaha3 hr
Jun 17, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDClay, Lincoln, Turner, Union46 min
Jun 17, 8:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBon Homme, Hutchinson26 min
Jun 17, 8:52 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDHutchinson, McCook3 hr
Jun 17, 9:13 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBon Homme, Hutchinson, Turner, Yankton47 min
Jun 17, 9:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBon Homme, Clay, Union, Yankton52 min
Jun 17, 10:33 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDGregory42 min
Jun 17, 10:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDUnion49 min
Jun 18, 3:14 AM CDTHeat AdvisoryFSDAurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more41 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Dakota, 2016Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.