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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 39, NWS Rapid City, SD

May 30, 2016Mellette County, South Dakota

NWS Rapid City, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2016, 4:43 PM CDT for Mellette County, South Dakota. It was in force for 49 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
May 30, 2016, 4:43 PM CDT (21:43 UTC)
Expired
May 30, 2016, 5:32 PM CDT
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Rapid City, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Mellette County, SD

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
May 30, 2:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 179 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 12:00Z on 2016-05-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 459 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 12:00Z on 2016-05-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -12 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
459 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-195 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1632 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-12 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 May 30, 3:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 3:02 PM CDT, 1 hour 41 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion For Western SD and Northeastern WY
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
202 PM MDT MON MAY 30 2016

.SHORT TERM...(This Evening Through Tuesday Night)
Issued at 124 PM MDT Mon May 30 2016

20Z sfc analysis shows low pressure centered to the east of the
Black Hills with a sfc trough extending southward to west of
Valentine Neb. Sfc cool front has moved into western SD. Scattered
showers and thunderstorms are increasing in coverage and strength
over northwestern SD and over and east of the Blkhls as the sfc
low continues to move east. Dewpoints are in the upper 50s to
lower 60s to the east of the low, providing ample moisture for
deep convection this aftn/eve. Diurnal heating, lift along the
many sfc boundaries and sfc moisture have combined to push MUCAPE
to 1500-3000J/KG to the east of the sfc cool front this aftn.
Shear is sufficient to produce supercellular thunderstorms with
some large hail already reported over part of nwrn SD this aftn.
Expect to see the convection eventually develop into a n-s
oriented line over central SD moving rapidly east this evening.

Later this evening, subsidence and drying push most precipitation
out of the CWA although a few lingering showers or possibly
thunderstorms are not out of the question as main bubble of
vorticity wraps around upper low. Temperatures will be near
guidance.

On Tuesday, the upper low stacks up with surface low in ND with a
secondary upper shear axis and subsequent surface trough move
through CWA. 850mb winds 20-30kts, so gusty winds expected given
deep mixing and weak cold air advection. Moisture will be limited,
but steep lapse rates should contribute to pops in the north
through east during peak heating. Temperatures will be near
guidance.

Tuesday night, surface high moves in bringing quieter weather.

.LONG TERM...(Wednesday Through Monday)
Issued at 124 PM MDT Mon May 30 2016

An upper level ridge will build over the western CONUS
and the Northern Plains from mid week into next weekend. Mainly dry
weather is expected through the extended period. Highs Wednesday
will be in the 70s, warming to the 80s Thursday into next weekend.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS Through 18Z Tuesday)
Issued At 124 PM MDT Mon May 30 2016

Strong to severe thunderstorms will move across western
South Dakota this afternoon and evening. MVFR to IFR visibility and
gusty winds are possible in/near any storms. Strong northwest winds
of 20-30 kts with gusts near 40 kts will follow a cold front this
evening. Strongest shower/storm activity will shift east of the area
by 06Z tonight with VFR conditions expected through Tuesday morning.

&&

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

SHORT TERM...10
LONG TERM...15
AVIATION...15
Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 6:15 AM CDT, 10 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
515 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2016

WYZ054-055-058-311300-
NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTON-
515 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST
WYOMING.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING. ORGANIZED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY...BUT SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

.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

SDZ012-024>031-041-042-072>074-WYZ056-057-071-311300-
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-WESTERN CROOK-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-
NORTHEASTERN CROOK-
515 AM MDT MON MAY 30 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

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS MORNING AND MOVE
EAST THROUGH THIS EVENING. ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS WITH LARGE HAIL AS THE MAIN
THREAT.

AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY...BUT SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.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

SDZ001-002-013-014-032-043-044-046-047-049-311300-
HARDING-PERKINS-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-HAAKON-JACKSON-
BENNETT-MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP-
515 AM MDT MON MAY 30 2016 /615 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2016/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP MIDDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FROM 100 PM TO 700 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY...BUT SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE
EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY MORNING INTO TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

.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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 30, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRPerkins60 min
May 30, 2:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRButte, Meade51 min
May 30, 3:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRPennington49 min
May 30, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRPerkins59 min
May 30, 3:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRPerkins, Ziebach65 min
May 30, 3:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRHaakon, Pennington60 min
May 30, 4:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRMeade, Perkins, Ziebach57 min
May 30, 6:11 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRMellette49 min
May 30, 6:21 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRButte, Meade, Pennington, Perkins84 min
May 30, 6:55 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRMellette65 min
May 30, 6:31 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRWeston44 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.