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Red Flag Warning 16, NWS Rapid City, SD

August 3, 2016

NWS Rapid City, SD issued this red flag warning at Aug 3, 2016, 2:57 AM MDT. It took effect at Aug 3, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 8 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: Aug 3, 2016, 2:57 AM MDT (08:57 UTC)
In effect from: Aug 3, 2016, 12:00 PM MDT
Expired: Aug 3, 2016, 8:00 PM MDT
In force: 8 hr
Issued by: NWS Rapid City, SD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag 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 red flag warning went out at Aug 3, 2:30 AM MDT, 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 2:30 AM MDT, 27 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 3, 2:44 AM MDT, 13 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
244 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2016

WYZ054>056-058-071-041300-
NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK-WESTON-
NORTHEASTERN CROOK-
244 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT, ALONG WITH LOW
HUMIDITY WILL RESULT IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
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

SDZ001-002-012-013-025>027-030-031-041-042-072>074-041300-
HARDING-PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-RAPID CITY-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-
CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-OGLALA LAKOTA-
STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-
244 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. GUSTY SOUTHWEST
WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BECOME NORTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT.
THE COMBINATION OF WIND AND LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL PUT THE
GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX IN THE EXTREME CATEGORY THIS
AFTERNOON.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

&&

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OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAPIDCITY

SDZ024-028-029-WYZ057-041300-
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-
WYOMING BLACK HILLS-
244 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE BLACK HILLS
OF SOUTH DAKOTA...AND THE BLACK HILLS OF WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
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

SDZ014-032-043-044-046-047-049-041300-
ZIEBACH-HAAKON-JACKSON-BENNETT-MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP-
244 AM MDT WED AUG 3 2016 /344 AM CDT WED AUG 3 2016/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
SOUTH DAKOTA...AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL BE FOUND ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS WILL
PUT THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL
AND DAMAGING WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 2, 9:48 PM MDT, 5 hours 9 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Aug 2, 10:50 PM MDT, 4 hours 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 2, 10:56 PM MDT, 4 hours 1 minute before

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Local storm report, Aug 2, 11:07 PM MDT, 3 hours 50 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 2, 11:16 PM MDT, 3 hours 41 minutes before

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Local storm report, Aug 2, 11:20 PM MDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Rapid City, SD issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 2, 6:02 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Butte	73 min
Aug 2, 6:13 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Butte, Lawrence, Meade	47 min
Aug 2, 6:19 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Oglala Lakota	26 min
Aug 2, 6:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Pennington	29 min
Aug 2, 6:59 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Butte, Lawrence, Meade	61 min
Aug 2, 7:47 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	28 min
Aug 2, 8:08 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Meade	67 min
Aug 2, 8:25 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	35 min
Aug 2, 9:14 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Meade	31 min
Aug 2, 9:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Haakon	27 min
Aug 2, 10:50 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Haakon	25 min
Aug 3, 3:55 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Haakon	35 min
Aug 3, 4:02 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Ziebach	43 min
Aug 3, 4:03 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Custer	42 min
Aug 3, 4:41 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Custer	34 min
Aug 3, 4:53 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Oglala Lakota	67 min
Aug 3, 5:16 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Pennington	44 min
Aug 3, 5:58 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Jackson	32 min
Aug 2, 7:01 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Crook, Weston	44 min
Aug 2, 7:49 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Campbell	26 min
Aug 3, 2:54 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Weston	51 min

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