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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 14, 2016Dickinson County, Iowa; Jackson County, Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Jun 14, 2016, 2:30 PM CDT for Dickinson County, Iowa; Jackson County, Minnesota. It was in force for 30 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
Jun 14, 2016, 2:30 PM CDT (19:30 UTC)
Expired
Jun 14, 2016, 3:00 PM CDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties Dickinson County, IA, Jackson County, MN

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:32 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 14, 2:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 E Lake Park, IATWO GRAIN BINS DESTROYED, AND A LIGHT POLES LEANING.
Jun 14, 2:30 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Ene Lake Park, IADAMAGE TO A MOBILE HOME.
Jun 14, 2:36 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGArnolds Park, IASEVERAL TREES DOWN .
Jun 14, 2:44 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGMilford, IAWIDESPREAD TREE DAMAGE AND POWER LINES DOWN.
Jun 14, 2:45 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 Se Lakefield, MN18 TO 24 INCH DIAMETER TREE SNAPPED OFF ABOVE THE GROUND.
Jun 14, 2:50 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGLakefield, MN2-3 INCH IN DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN.
Jun 14, 2:50 PM CDTTSTM WND DMGSpirit Lake, IAROOF BLOWN OFF MOBILE HOME AND POWER LINES DOWN.

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 14, 12:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 196 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.

156 
WFUS53 KFSD 141930
TORFSD
IAC059-MNC063-142000-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0009.160614T1930Z-160614T2000Z/

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  CENTRAL DICKINSON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN IOWA...
  SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY IN SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA...

* UNTIL 300 PM CDT
    
* AT 230 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
  WAS LOCATED NEAR LAKE PARK...OR 8 MILES WEST OF SPIRIT LAKE...MOVING
  NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.

  HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  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 DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  OKOBOJI AROUND 235 PM CDT. 
  SPIRIT LAKE AROUND 240 PM CDT. 
  ORLEANS AROUND 245 PM CDT. 
  JACKSON IN JACKSON COUNTY AND LAKEFIELD AROUND 300 PM CDT. 

OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE ALPHA.

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 4329 9515 4334 9539 4345 9539 4375 9526
      4363 9485 4359 9485
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 202DEG 30KT 4340 9527 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

BT
1 follow-up statement
512 
WWUS53 KFSD 141950
SVSFSD

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

IAC059-MNC063-142000-
/O.EXP.KFSD.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160614T2000Z/
DICKINSON IA-JACKSON MN-
250 PM CDT TUE JUN 14 2016

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL DICKINSON AND SOUTHERN JACKSON
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM CDT...
    
THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE TORNADO WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS REMAIN LIKELY AND A
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREA.

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1000 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN
MINNESOTA.

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

LAT...LON 4329 9515 4334 9539 4345 9539 4375 9526
      4363 9485 4359 9485
TIME...MOT...LOC 1949Z 202DEG 30KT 4340 9527 

$$

BT

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, 1:56 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDOsceola34 min
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, 2:42 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

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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.