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Special Weather Statement, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this special weather statement at Aug 25, 2017, 3:01 PM CDT for Faulk County, Potter County, South Dakota. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2017, 3:01 PM CDT (20:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 25, 2017, 3:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 44 min
- Issued by
- NWS Aberdeen, SD
Counties Faulk County, SD, Potter County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 742 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 25, 12:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 25, 12:44 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 411 AM CDT Fri Aug 25 2017 MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-260915- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall- Roberts-Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark- Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones- Lyman-Buffalo- 411 AM CDT Fri Aug 25 2017 /311 AM MDT Fri Aug 25 2017/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of west central Minnesota, central South Dakota, north central South Dakota, and northeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Thunderstorms will be possible this afternoon, and should increase in coverage and intensity tonight. Isolated strong to severe storms will be possible, mainly late this afternoon into tonight. Heavy rain will also be possible tonight, especially over eastern and southeastern portions of South Dakota, and west central Minnesota. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Thunderstorms will remain possible over eastern South Dakota and west central Minnesota Saturday. Severe weather is not expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. KF
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 10:42 AM CDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
942 AM MDT FRI AUG 25 2017
SDZ015-251630-
Dewey SD-
942 AM MDT FRI AUG 25 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL DEWEY COUNTY UNTIL
1030 AM MDT...
At 942 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Intersection of Highway 63 and County Road 8, or 14 miles south of
Eagle Butte, moving east at 20 mph.
Nickel size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with
this storm.
This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central Dewey
County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Aberdeen.
&&
LAT...LON 4499 10114 4500 10096 4478 10090 4476 10094
4476 10095 4475 10096 4475 10098 4474 10098
4473 10105 4474 10106 4474 10113 4475 10114
TIME...MOT...LOC 1542Z 254DEG 16KT 4480 10119
VipondSpecial weather statement, Aug 25, 2:27 PM CDT, 34 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 227 PM CDT FRI AUG 25 2017 SDZ009-010-016-017-034-036-037-252015- Hand SD-Walworth SD-Sully SD-Hyde SD-Potter SD-Edmunds SD-Faulk SD- 227 PM CDT FRI AUG 25 2017 ...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHERN EDMUNDS...NORTHERN HAND... NORTHEASTERN SULLY...NORTHERN HYDE...FAULK...POTTER AND EASTERN WALWORTH COUNTIES UNTIL 315 PM CDT... At 226 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles northeast of Stone Lake, or 17 miles east of Gettysburg, moving northeast at 35 mph. Half inch hail will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Gettysburg, Faulkton, Onida, Bowdle, Hoven, Roscoe, Java, Cresbard, Agar, Orient, Burdette, Lebanon, Seneca, Tolstoy, Rockham, Devoe, Onaka, Lowry, Miranda and Brentwood Colony. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4465 10026 4552 9997 4540 9884 4467 9874 TIME...MOT...LOC 1926Z 240DEG 48KT 4495 9959 Scarlett
Special weather statement, Aug 25, 3:01 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
301 PM CDT FRI AUG 25 2017
SDZ006-010-016>018-034-036-252045-
Spink SD-Brown SD-Sully SD-Hyde SD-Potter SD-Edmunds SD-Faulk SD-
301 PM CDT FRI AUG 25 2017
...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT FOR SOUTHEASTERN EDMUNDS...NORTHEASTERN
SULLY...NORTHERN HYDE...SOUTHWESTERN BROWN...FAULK...POTTER AND
NORTHWESTERN SPINK COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT...
At 300 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Burkmere, or 10 miles west of Faulkton, moving northeast at 35 mph.
Half inch hail and winds in excess of 30 mph will be possible with
this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Aberdeen, Gettysburg, Ipswich, Faulkton, Warner, Mellette,
Northville, Westport, Cresbard, Agar, Athol, Orient, Lebanon, Seneca,
Tolstoy, Chelsea, Devoe, Onaka, Miranda and Mansfield.
These storms will be in the Aberdeen area by 400 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead
to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
&&
LAT...LON 4569 9846 4506 9837 4489 9913 4490 9931
4485 9932 4476 9973 4492 10041 4494 10042
TIME...MOT...LOC 2000Z 241DEG 38KT 4500 9933
ScarlettThe office that day
Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 10:42 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Dewey | 48 min |
| Aug 25, 2:27 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Edmunds, Faulk, Potter, Sully | 48 min |
| Aug 25, 3:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Potter, Sully | 46 min |
| Aug 25, 3:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Faulk | 52 min |
| Aug 25, 4:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Spink | 40 min |
| Aug 25, 4:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Hand | 46 min |
| Aug 25, 5:14 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Clark | 46 min |
| Aug 25, 5:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Clark, Codington, Day | 52 min |
| Aug 25, 5:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Lyman | 43 min |
| Aug 25, 5:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Clark, Codington, Day | 12 min |
| Aug 25, 6:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant | 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.