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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 27, 2017Jackson County, Nobles County, Minnesota; Osceola County, Iowa

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2017, 11:39 PM CDT for Jackson County, Nobles County, Minnesota; Osceola County, Iowa. It was in force for 51 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
Jun 27, 2017, 11:39 PM CDT (04:39 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2017, 12:30 AM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Osceola County, IA, Jackson County, MN, Nobles County, MN

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 27, 7:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 4.7 hours before the alert went out and 210 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, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2017-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2017-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 29 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2305 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
29 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
264 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

849 
WUUS53 KFSD 280439
SVRFSD
IAC143-MNC063-105-280530-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0101.170628T0439Z-170628T0530Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1139 PM CDT TUE JUN 27 2017

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Osceola County in northwestern Iowa...
  Southwestern Jackson County in southwestern Minnesota...
  Southeastern Nobles County in southwestern Minnesota...

* Until 1230 AM CDT

* At 1139 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rushmore, or
  9 miles southwest of Worthington, moving east at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. 

  SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* This severe thunderstorm will be near, 
  Worthington around 1205 AM CDT. 
  Round Lake around 1215 AM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Bigelow.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4350 9538 4350 9539 4346 9539 4345 9580
      4369 9581 4372 9536
TIME...MOT...LOC 0439Z 260DEG 20KT 4354 9575 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Hanko
2 follow-up statements
601 
WWUS53 KFSD 280503
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1203 AM CDT WED JUN 28 2017

IAC143-280512-
/O.CAN.KFSD.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-170628T0530Z/
Osceola IA-
1203 AM CDT WED JUN 28 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN OSCEOLA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
northwestern Iowa...and southwestern Minnesota.

LAT...LON 4350 9538 4350 9541 4351 9571 4369 9581
      4372 9536
TIME...MOT...LOC 0502Z 262DEG 16KT 4359 9562 

$$

MNC063-105-280530-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-170628T0530Z/
Jackson MN-Nobles MN-
1203 AM CDT WED JUN 28 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN NOBLES COUNTIES...

At 1202 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Worthington,
moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. 

SOURCE...Radar indicated. 

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees. 

This severe storm will be near...
  Round Lake around 1225 AM CDT. 
  Brewster around 1230 AM CDT. 

Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Bigelow.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4350 9538 4350 9541 4351 9571 4369 9581
      4372 9536
TIME...MOT...LOC 0502Z 262DEG 16KT 4359 9562 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Hanko
814 
WWUS53 KFSD 280527
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1227 AM CDT WED JUN 28 2017

MNC063-105-280537-
/O.EXP.KFSD.SV.W.0101.000000T0000Z-170628T0530Z/
Jackson MN-Nobles MN-
1227 AM CDT WED JUN 28 2017

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN JACKSON AND
SOUTHEASTERN NOBLES COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1230 AM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore the warning will be allowed to expire.  However small hail
and gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
northwestern Iowa...and southwestern Minnesota.

LAT...LON 4350 9538 4350 9541 4351 9571 4369 9581
      4372 9536
TIME...MOT...LOC 0527Z 260DEG 20KT 4361 9545 

$$

Hanko

The office that day

Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 11:02 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDRock43 min
Jun 27, 11:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLyon, Murray35 min
Jun 27, 11:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson, Murray, Nobles28 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 2017Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Iowa, 2017Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2017

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.