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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 236, NWS Rapid City, SD

July 27, 2016Campbell County, Weston County, Wyoming

NWS Rapid City, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2016, 6:08 PM MDT for Campbell County, Weston County, Wyoming. It was in force for 46 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
Jul 27, 2016, 6:08 PM MDT (00:08 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2016, 6:54 PM MDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Rapid City, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Campbell County, WY, Weston County, WY

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 178 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 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, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2016-07-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 470 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, Rapid City, SD at 00:00Z on 2016-07-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 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
470 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-100 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1394 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
217 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
2.2

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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 Jul 27, 2:30 PM MDT, 3 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 2:30 PM MDT, 3 hours 38 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion For Western SD and Northeastern WY
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
230 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016

.SHORT TERM...(This Evening Through Thursday Night)
Issued at 228 PM MDT Wed Jul 27 2016

20z surface analysis had a frontal boundary from southwest MT
into the Black Hills into central NE, and then winding back into
central MN. Distinct compact shortwave noted over northeast WY per
water vapour loop, which is assisting on going convection over
parts of the CWA this afternoon. Activity developing in a 1-2KJ/kg
MLCAPE regime. MLCIN about gone most places. 0-6km effective
shear 15-20m/s, which will be enough for a couple of strong to
severe storms through this evening.

Overnight, subsidence behind departing shortwave will bring a
respite from storms, but a stronger wave will push southeast into
the CWA late tonight. It will be preceded by a 20-30kt low level jet
and associated theta-e advection. Guidance has been consistent
bringing a blob of precipitation through the CWA with embedded
thunderstorms. Have upped pops to account. Temperatures will be near
guidance.

Thursday, overnight storms will slowly shift southeast with daytime
recovery limited so suspect additional storms will be less active
than previous days. Temperatures will be near guidance.

.LONG TERM...(Friday Through Wednesday)
Issued at 228 PM MDT Wed Jul 27 2016

Chances for showers and thunderstorms will continue Friday,
mainly over the eastern CWA where upper energy will be focused.
Highs will be in the 80s.

With weak upper ridging briefly over the region this weekend, warmer
and drier conditions are expected. Isolated thunderstorms will
remain in the forecast for the weekend. Towards the end of the
weekend, the Canadian low pressure system will push the ridge
eastward, placing the northern plains back in more active zonal to
southwest flow. Above average temperatures will continue into early
next week.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS Through 18Z Thursday)
Issued At 228 PM MDT Wed Jul 27 2016

A band of showers/storms across northwest South Dakota into the
Black Hills will continue to move eastward this afternoon, with
IFR to MVFR conditions around heavier showers and storms. Mainly
VFR conditions expected by early evening as showers and storms
move east and south of the area. Additional rain showers with MVFR
conditions expected across northeast Wyoming and western SD by
early Thursday morning.

&&

.UNR Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
SD...None.
WY...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...Helgeson
LONG TERM...15
AVIATION...15
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 27, 4:19 AM MDT, 13 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
419 AM MDT WED JUL 27 2016

SDZ001-012-024>031-041-042-072>074-WYZ054>058-071-281300-
HARDING-BUTTE-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-
STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-
HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-
WESTERN CROOK-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-WESTON-NORTHEASTERN CROOK-
419 AM MDT WED JUL 27 2016

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE
STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE
BLACK HILLS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A DAILY CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER
IS POSSIBLE IN THE PERIOD.

.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

SDZ002-013-014-032-043-044-046-047-049-281300-
PERKINS-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-HAAKON-JACKSON-BENNETT-
MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP-
419 AM MDT WED JUL 27 2016 /519 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2016/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. SEVERE WEATHER
IS NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THERE IS A DAILY CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER
IS POSSIBLE IN THE PERIOD.

.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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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 6:36 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRTripp24 min
Jul 27, 7:40 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRCuster65 min
Jul 28, 2:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRHaakon62 min
Jul 28, 3:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRHaakon42 min
Jul 28, 5:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRMellette41 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.