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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 103, NWS Rapid City, SD
NWS Rapid City, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 29, 2016, 4:32 PM MDT for 5 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 58 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2016, 4:32 PM MDT (22:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2016, 5:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 58 min
- Issued by
- NWS Rapid City, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Butte County, SD, Haakon County, SD, Meade County, SD, Pennington County, SD, Ziebach County, SD
The radar
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 29, 3:31 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 3:31 PM MDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
Area Forecast Discussion For Western SD and Northeastern WY National Weather Service Rapid City SD 331 PM MDT WED JUN 29 2016 .SHORT TERM...(This Evening Through Thursday Night) Issued at 330 PM MDT Wed Jun 29 2016 Current surface analysis shows low pressure over north central WY, with frontal boundary extending south-southeast along the lee of the Rockies and into southwest KS. Upper level analysis shows ridge remaining over the Rockies region, with northwest flow across the Northern Plains. Weak shortwave energy is rotating around the ridge from southeast MT into the western Dakotas. Bulk of thunderstorm development has ended up being further north across the area, mainly from southwest ND moving through northwest SD now. Isolated short-lived supercells have developed over northwest SD, producing strong wind gusts and some hail. This activity should continue through the next few hours as it moves southeast into west- central and central SD. Uncertainty exists further south and west as far as severe potential, but isolated stronger storms are still possible into the early evening across much of the cwa. Activity will taper off again and end or become rather isolated overnight. Lows will be in the 50s and lower 60s. Slightly cooler air will settle into at least northern portions of the cwa on Thursday as a weak front to the north slides south into the area. Highs will range from the mid to upper 70s over northwest SD and the Black Hills to the mid 80s over far southwest SD. Thunderstorm chances during the day and into Thursday night will mostly be confined to northeast WY, the Black Hills, and southwest SD, along and ahead of the front. With better instability getting pushed south of the area, the risk for strong to severe storms will be rather low. .LONG TERM...(Friday Through Wednesday) Issued at 330 PM MDT Wed Jun 29 2016 Upper ridging over northern Plains Friday will give way to zonal flow through the weekend, then another upper trof digs over the Pacific NW. Shortwave trof passes to the south of the area Sat & Sun, with some storms mainly over southern SD. Although flow transitions to SW early next week, will see isolated to scattered thunderstorms. Strong surface high pushes into eastern Dakotas and MN with cool SE return flow over the forecast area Friday, so have trimmed back high temps. Lee trof deepens over eastern MT-Wy by Sat, with better surface convergence over western SD. Thermal ridge builds, with temperatures warming into the 90s. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS Through 00Z Thursday Evening) Issued At 330 PM MDT Wed Jun 29 2016 Sct tstms have moved into nwrn SD with hail and strong straight line wind gusts. Additional shwrs and tstms wl dvlp ovr nern WY and the Blk Hls late this aftn, a few possibly strong to severe w/ hail, strong straight line wnds and localized MVFR cigs in vcnty of storms. Storms wl mov sewd into swrn SD. Cold front ovr srn Canada wl push swd acrs Dakotas overnight, with wnds bcmg ne early Thurs mrng. && .UNR Watches/Warnings/Advisories... SD...None. WY...None. && SHORT TERM...26 LONG TERM...55 AVIATION...55
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 4:18 AM MDT, 12 hours 14 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 418 AM MDT WED JUN 29 2016 SDZ001-002-012>014-032-043-046-047-049-WYZ054-056-071-301030- HARDING-PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-HAAKON- JACKSON-MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK- NORTHEASTERN CROOK- 418 AM MDT WED JUN 29 2016 /518 AM CDT WED JUN 29 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...AND NORTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF STORMS BECOMING SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK...AND ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .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 SDZ024>031-041-042-044-072>074-WYZ055-057-058-301030- NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-RAPID CITY- SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS- CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-OGLALA LAKOTA- BENNETT-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS- HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-WESTON- 418 AM MDT WED JUN 29 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA...AND NORTHEAST WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF STORMS BECOMING SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY CHANCES FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK...AND ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE. .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 |
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| Jun 29, 3:22 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Harding | 38 min |
| Jun 29, 1:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Custer | 38 min |
| Jun 29, 1:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Harding | 44 min |
| Jun 29, 2:31 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Fall River | 29 min |
| Jun 29, 2:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Butte, Harding | 66 min |
| Jun 29, 3:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Butte | 57 min |
| Jun 29, 4:02 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Ziebach | 43 min |
| Jun 29, 5:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Haakon, Jackson, Meade, Pennington | 64 min |
| Jun 29, 5:14 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Pennington | 61 min |
| Jun 28, 6:46 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Campbell | 59 min |
| Jun 29, 4:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Crook | 34 min |
| Jun 29, 4:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Crook | 36 min |
| Jun 29, 5:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Crook | 42 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.