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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 14, 2016Osceola County, Iowa; Nobles County, Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Jun 14, 2016, 1:56 PM CDT for Osceola County, Iowa; Nobles County, Minnesota. It was in force for 34 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
Jun 14, 2016, 1:56 PM CDT (18:56 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2016, 2:30 PM CDT
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Osceola County, IA, Nobles County, MN

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:59 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 14, 12:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 6.9 hours before the alert went out and 233 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 2016-06-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2016-06-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-188 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
566 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

289 
WFUS53 KFSD 141856
TORFSD
IAC143-MNC105-141930-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0007.160614T1856Z-160614T1930Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
156 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN OSCEOLA COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
  SOUTH CENTRAL NOBLES COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 230 PM CDT
    
* AT 156 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR LITTLE ROCK...OR NEAR SIBLEY...MOVING NORTHEAST AT
  40 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

  IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
           SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. 
           DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE 
           DAMAGE IS LIKELY. 

* THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
  NORTHWESTERN OSCEOLA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NOBLES COUNTIES...INCLUDING
  THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS: BIGELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4337 9579 4339 9586 4345 9586 4359 9578
      4353 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 204DEG 36KT 4342 9582 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MALDONADO
2 follow-up statements
504 
WWUS53 KFSD 141907
SVSFSD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
207 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

IAC143-MNC105-141930-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160614T1930Z/
OSCEOLA IA-NOBLES MN-
207 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN OSCEOLA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NOBLES COUNTIES...
    
AT 207 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED 7 MILES SOUTH OF RUSHMORE...OR 8 MILES NORTH OF SIBLEY...
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

HAZARD...TORNADO. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. 

IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT 
         SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE 
         TO ROOFS...WINDOWS...AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR.  TREE DAMAGE IS 
         LIKELY. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BIGELOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST
FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS...IN A
MOBILE HOME...OR IN A VEHICLE...MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER
AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

&&

LAT...LON 4342 9574 4342 9580 4344 9586 4359 9578
      4353 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1907Z 204DEG 36KT 4352 9576 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MALDONADO
032 
WWUS53 KFSD 141922
SVSFSD

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
222 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

IAC143-MNC105-141932-
/O.EXP.KFSD.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160614T1930Z/
OSCEOLA IA-NOBLES MN-
222 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OSCEOLA AND SOUTH CENTRAL
NOBLES COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 230 PM CDT...
        
THE STORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS WEAKENED BELOW SEVERE
LIMITS...AND HAVE EXITED THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING WILL
BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN IOWA...AND SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA.

LAT...LON 4342 9574 4342 9580 4344 9586 4359 9578
      4353 9560
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 204DEG 36KT 4352 9576 

$$

MALDONADO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 14, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDClay13 days
Jun 14, 9:31 AM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDBuena Vista, Clay12 days
Jun 14, 10:25 AM CDTFlash Flood WatchFSDClay, Dickinson, O'Brien, Osceola6 hr
Jun 14, 12:27 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDPlymouth, Sioux, Woodbury3 hr
Jun 14, 1:48 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDCherokee, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux and 1 more3 hr
Jun 14, 2:11 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDBuena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 2 more34 min
Jun 14, 2:14 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDOsceola31 min
Jun 14, 2:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDClay, Dickinson37 min
Jun 14, 2:30 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDDickinson30 min
Jun 14, 2:42 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDBuena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 2 more2 hr
Jun 14, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDClay, Dickinson27 min
Jun 14, 3:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDClay4 days
Jun 14, 3:10 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDClay, Dickinson4 days
Jun 14, 4:49 PM CDTRiver Flood WarningFSDClay, Dickinson43 hr
Jun 14, 1:53 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFSDPipestone37 min
Jun 14, 2:40 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles35 min
Jun 14, 2:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCottonwood, Murray, Nobles30 min
Jun 14, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson27 min
Jun 14, 3:10 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDCottonwood35 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Iowa, 2016Tornado Warnings in Minnesota, 2016Every tornado warning in 2016Tornadoes 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.