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Flash Flood Warning 6, NWS Rapid City, SD
NWS Rapid City, SD issued this flash flood warning at Jul 31, 2016, 6:28 PM MDT for Harding County, South Dakota. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 31, 2016, 6:28 PM MDT (00:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 1, 2016, 12:30 AM MDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Rapid City, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Harding County, SD
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 175 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 2220 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -112 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1694 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Jul 31, 1:58 PM MDT, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 31, 1:58 PM MDT, 4 hours 30 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion For Western SD and Northeastern WY National Weather Service Rapid City SD 158 PM MDT SUN JUL 31 2016 .SHORT TERM...(This Evening Through Monday Night) Issued at 155 PM MDT Sun Jul 31 2016 19z surface analysis had low over eastern MT with warm front into western NE, dry-line into central WY, and another frontal boundary into southwest MT. 2-3KJ/kg MLCAPE is developing ahead of warm front with 1-2KJ/kg MLCAPE between dry-line and warm front. MLCIN eroding evidenced by CU field forming across parts of the area and TCU/isolated TSRA over the Black Hills. Water vapour showed impulse over southwest WY heading east-northeast. Upper ridge peaking over the CWA, and then heading east by this evening. Main belt of westerlies north of CWA, but enough flow aloft to give 15m/s 0-6km bulk shear. Active to severe convection should develop this afternoon and evening with multiple modes possible. Greatest threat of supercells will be over northwest SD with greatest threat of high winds across eastern WY into southwest SD given moderate DCAPE values. Hail threat most places. Activity will congeal into a couple of convective complexes and shift east later this evening with some patchy fog left behind over central SD given T/Td spreads and rain moistened air. Temperatures will be near guidance. Monday, surface trough/cold front slides through western SD during the day with instability ahead of front supporting pops for TSRA over portions of central SD and the Black Hills. Conditions will be slightly cooler in the west and muggy in the east with heat advisory possible depending on how high dew points end up. Monday night, weak high pressure brings quieter weather with pleasant temperatures. .LONG TERM...(Tuesday Through Sunday) Issued at 155 PM MDT Sun Jul 31 2016 Zonal flow aloft early in the week will give way to southwesterly flow Wednesday as an upper level low moves across the Pacific NW and eventually into the southern Canadian Prairie Provinces. Above average temperatures can be expected across the area Tuesday and Wednesday, before a cold front moves through Wednesday afternoon and evening, bringing more seasonable temperatures for the rest of the week. Weak disturbances in the flow will bring mostly isolated thunderstorm activity Tuesday and Wednesday. The more widespread coverage looks to be on Wednesday with the cold front passage. Drier westerly flow late in the week should result in mainly dry conditions Thursday and Friday. Both GFS and EC show developing southwesterly flow over the weekend and this pattern would bring increasing chances for thunderstorms. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS Through 18Z Monday) Issued At 155 PM MDT Sun Jul 31 2016 Another round of isolated to scattered thunderstorms will move across the area through the evening hours. MVFR conditions and gusty winds expected in and near any storms. Otherwise, VFR conditions expected across the area. && .UNR Watches/Warnings/Advisories... SD...None. WY...None. && SHORT TERM...Helgeson LONG TERM...26 AVIATION...26
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 31, 12:46 PM MDT, 5 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 1246 PM MDT SUN JUL 31 2016 WYZ054>058-071-011300- NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK- WYOMING BLACK HILLS-WESTON-NORTHEASTERN CROOK- 1246 PM MDT SUN JUL 31 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST WYOMING...AND THE BLACK HILLS OF WYOMING. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES... OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAPIDCITY SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-011300- HARDING-PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH- NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-RAPID CITY- SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS- CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-FALL RIVER- OGLALA LAKOTA-JACKSON-BENNETT-MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP- STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS- HERMOSA FOOT HILLS- 1246 PM MDT SUN JUL 31 2016 /146 PM CDT SUN JUL 31 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA...AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA AND A MARGINAL RISK OVER SOUTH WEST INTO SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA. LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THERE ARE CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES... OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAPIDCITY
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Everything else NWS Rapid City, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 6:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Harding | 43 min |
| Jul 31, 7:04 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Lawrence | 56 min |
| Jul 31, 7:34 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Perkins | 56 min |
| Jul 31, 8:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Butte, Harding, Perkins | 47 min |
| Jul 31, 8:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Butte, Haakon, Meade, Pennington, Ziebach | 64 min |
| Jul 31, 8:44 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Meade, Perkins, Ziebach | 61 min |
| Jul 31, 9:45 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Meade | 45 min |
| Jul 31, 10:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Haakon, Meade, Pennington, Ziebach | 62 min |
| Jul 31, 11:05 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Haakon, Ziebach | 55 min |
| Aug 1, 12:06 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Haakon, Jackson, Ziebach | 39 min |
| Aug 1, 1:14 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Haakon | 31 min |
| Aug 1, 2:50 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Harding | 55 min |
| Aug 1, 3:11 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Tripp | 49 min |
| Aug 1, 3:36 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Tripp | 24 min |
| Aug 1, 2:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Custer, Pennington | 17 min |
| Aug 1, 2:36 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Lawrence | 24 min |
| Aug 1, 2:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Custer | 26 min |
| Aug 1, 2:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Lawrence, Pennington | 23 min |
| Aug 1, 3:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Custer, Pennington | 37 min |
| Aug 1, 3:12 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Lawrence, Pennington | 33 min |
| Aug 1, 3:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Lawrence, Meade | 12 min |
| Aug 1, 3:49 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Custer | 26 min |
| Jul 31, 7:51 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Weston | 54 min |
| Jul 31, 8:48 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Weston | 42 min |
| Jul 31, 10:45 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Crook | 27 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.