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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 285, NWS Rapid City, SD
NWS Rapid City, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 2, 2016, 8:08 PM MDT for Meade County, South Dakota. It was in force for 67 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
- Aug 2, 2016, 8:08 PM MDT (02:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2016, 9:15 PM MDT
- In force
- 67 min
- Issued by
- NWS Rapid City, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Meade County, SD
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:11 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, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 57 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
- 872 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -109 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2130 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 89 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 224 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
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 Aug 2, 5:32 PM MDT, 2 hours 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 2, 5:32 PM MDT, 2 hours 36 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 448 AM MDT TUE AUG 2 2016 WYZ054>058-071-031300- NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK- WYOMING BLACK HILLS-WESTON-NORTHEASTERN CROOK- 448 AM MDT TUE AUG 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST WYOMING...AND THE BLACK HILLS OF WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. 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>027-030-031-041-072>074-031300- HARDING-PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS- NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-RAPID CITY-SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS- CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER- STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS- HERMOSA FOOT HILLS- 448 AM MDT TUE AUG 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE IN THE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME CATEGORY ON WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. 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 SDZ024-028-029-031300- NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS- 448 AM MDT TUE AUG 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS ALSO POSSIBLE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. 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 SDZ014-032-031300- ZIEBACH-HAAKON- 448 AM MDT TUE AUG 2 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE IN THE HIGH TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY ON WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. 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 SDZ042>044-046-047-049-031300- OGLALA LAKOTA-JACKSON-BENNETT-MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP- 448 AM MDT TUE AUG 2 2016 /548 AM CDT TUE AUG 2 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES THIS MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS, WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL BE IN THE HIGH TO VERY HIGH CATEGORY ON WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. 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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</html>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, 8:25 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, 2:57 AM MDT | Red Flag Warning | UNR | 17 hr | |
| Aug 3, 2:54 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Weston | 51 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Dakota, 2016Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016
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.