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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 201, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

August 13, 2017Charles Mix County, Douglas County, Hutchinson County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2017, 3:54 PM CDT for Charles Mix County, Douglas County, Hutchinson County, South Dakota. It was in force for 51 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 13, 2017, 3:54 PM CDT (20:54 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2017, 4:45 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Charles Mix County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 13, 4:08 PM CDTHAIL 14 Wsw Delmont, SD

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 191 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, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2017-08-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 308 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2017-08-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 135 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
308 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-45 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
693 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

909 
WUUS53 KFSD 132054
SVRFSD
SDC023-043-067-132145-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0201.170813T2054Z-170813T2145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
354 PM CDT SUN AUG 13 2017

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Charles Mix County in south central South Dakota...
  Southeastern Douglas County in south central South Dakota...
  Southwestern Hutchinson County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 445 PM CDT

* At 353 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Armour, or 13
  miles northeast of Lake Andes, moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

  SOURCE...Public. At 351 pm CDT quarter sized hail was reported one 
           mile southwest of Armour. 

  IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
           damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect 
           wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

* This severe thunderstorm will be near, 
  Delmont around 430 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4336 9843 4328 9801 4317 9807 4317 9808
      4315 9809 4312 9809 4310 9811 4309 9811
      4305 9813 4326 9850
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 284DEG 12KT 4329 9834 

HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Hanko
3 follow-up statements
266 
WWUS53 KFSD 132104
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
404 PM CDT SUN AUG 13 2017

SDC023-043-067-132145-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-170813T2145Z/
Charles Mix SD-Douglas SD-Hutchinson SD-
404 PM CDT SUN AUG 13 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CHARLES MIX...SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS AND SOUTHWESTERN
HUTCHINSON COUNTIES...

At 403 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Armour, or 14
miles northeast of Lake Andes, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Public. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

This severe storm will be near...
  Delmont around 420 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4333 9833 4328 9801 4317 9807 4317 9808
      4315 9809 4312 9809 4310 9811 4309 9811
      4305 9813 4323 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 285DEG 15KT 4325 9828 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Hanko
795 
WWUS53 KFSD 132113
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
413 PM CDT SUN AUG 13 2017

SDC023-043-067-132145-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-170813T2145Z/
Charles Mix SD-Douglas SD-Hutchinson SD-
413 PM CDT SUN AUG 13 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CHARLES MIX...SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS AND SOUTHWESTERN
HUTCHINSON COUNTIES...

At 413 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Delmont, or 16
miles east of Lake Andes, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. 

SOURCE...Public. At 408 PM CDT quarter sized hail was reported 
         7 miles southeast of Armour. 

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees. 

This severe storm will be near...
  Delmont around 425 PM CDT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4333 9833 4328 9801 4317 9807 4317 9808
      4315 9809 4312 9809 4310 9811 4309 9811
      4305 9813 4323 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2113Z 284DEG 12KT 4324 9823 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.50IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Hanko
384 
WWUS53 KFSD 132130
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 13 2017

SDC023-043-067-132145-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-170813T2145Z/
Charles Mix SD-Douglas SD-Hutchinson SD-
430 PM CDT SUN AUG 13 2017

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CHARLES MIX...SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS AND SOUTHWESTERN
HUTCHINSON COUNTIES...

At 430 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Delmont, or 14
miles southwest of Parkston, moving east at 15 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 thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of east
central Charles Mix...southeastern Douglas and southwestern
Hutchinson Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4328 9821 4326 9802 4317 9807 4317 9808
      4315 9809 4312 9809 4310 9811 4309 9811
      4305 9813 4323 9841
TIME...MOT...LOC 2130Z 284DEG 12KT 4323 9815 

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

Hanko

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 13, 3:16 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCharles Mix, Douglas44 min
Aug 13, 4:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBon Homme, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson25 min
Aug 13, 4:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDHanson, Hutchinson, McCook, Turner36 min
Aug 13, 4:39 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDBon Homme, Charles Mix36 min
Aug 13, 5:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBon Homme, Charles Mix30 min
Aug 13, 5:40 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDBon Homme, Charles Mix35 min
Aug 13, 5:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMinnehaha33 min
Aug 13, 5:52 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMinnehaha, Moody23 min
Aug 13, 6:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBon Homme21 min
Aug 13, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMcCook, Minnehaha31 min
Aug 13, 6:58 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDMcCook17 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.