Alert archive / South Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2017
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 71, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 13, 2017, 8:41 PM CDT for 4 counties in South Dakota; Rock County, Minnesota; Lyon County, Iowa. It was in force for 34 min. 11 reports 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
- Jun 13, 2017, 8:41 PM CDT (01:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2017, 9:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 34 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 70.0 mph
Counties Lyon County, IA, Rock County, MN, Lincoln County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Moody County, SD, Turner County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 8:57 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 2 S Chancellor, SD | |
| Jun 13, 8:57 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 1 S Chancellor, SD | |
| Jun 13, 9:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Sioux Falls, SD | LARGE TREE DOWN. 18-24 TREE TRUNK SPLIT 3 FEET ABOVE GROUND AND LAID THE TREE OVER. |
| Jun 13, 9:05 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 75 | 4 Ese Crooks, SD | 65 TO 75 ESTIMATED. |
| Jun 13, 9:07 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Ene Wall Lake, SD | |
| Jun 13, 9:10 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Sioux Falls, SD | ROOF TORN OFF OF MOBILE HOME. |
| Jun 13, 9:13 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 N Sioux Falls, SD | ESTIMATED AT NWS OFFICE. |
| Jun 13, 9:15 PM CDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 Sw Sioux Falls, SD | LARGE TREE UPROOTED. |
| Jun 13, 9:16 PM CDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Tea, SD | |
| Jun 13, 9:20 PM CDT | HAIL 0.88 | 1 Wsw Sioux Falls, SD | |
| Jun 13, 9:21 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Ene Tea, SD | HAIL JUST ENDED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 7:01 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -325 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1575 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 62 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 279 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 479 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 10.8
The text
As transmitted.
937
WUUS53 KFSD 140141
SVRFSD
IAC119-MNC133-SDC083-099-101-125-140215-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0071.170614T0141Z-170614T0215Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
841 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northwestern Lyon County in northwestern Iowa...
Western Rock County in southwestern Minnesota...
Southeastern Moody County in east central South Dakota...
Minnehaha County in southeastern South Dakota...
Northern Lincoln County in southeastern South Dakota...
Northeastern Turner County in southeastern South Dakota...
* Until 915 PM CDT
* At 840 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Parker,
moving northeast at 60 mph. This storm has had a history of
producing quarter size hail.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near,
Wall Lake around 850 PM CDT.
Tea around 855 PM CDT.
Harrisburg around 900 PM CDT.
Sioux Falls around 905 PM CDT.
Brandon and Rowena around 910 PM CDT.
Garretson, Valley Springs, Sherman and Palisades State Park around
915 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move immediately to shelter inside a strong building. Stay
away from windows.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Sioux Falls.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for northwestern
Iowa...southwestern Minnesota...and southeastern and east central
South Dakota.
LAT...LON 4386 9645 4385 9645 4385 9644 4375 9632
4342 9633 4332 9704 4367 9707 4389 9649
TIME...MOT...LOC 0140Z 236DEG 52KT 4339 9708
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
Dux1 follow-up statement
893
WWUS53 KFSD 140149
SVSFSD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
849 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
IAC119-MNC133-SDC083-099-101-125-140215-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0071.000000T0000Z-170614T0215Z/
Lyon IA-Rock MN-Moody SD-Minnehaha SD-Lincoln SD-Turner SD-
849 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN LYON...WESTERN ROCK...SOUTHEASTERN MOODY...
MINNEHAHA...NORTHERN LINCOLN AND NORTHEASTERN TURNER COUNTIES...
At 848 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Baltic to near Crooks to near Lennox, moving
northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 840 pm 60 mph winds and nickel
size hail were reported near Hartford.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
These severe storms will be near...
Baltic around 855 PM CDT.
Palisades State Park and Lake Alvin State Recreation Area around
905 PM CDT.
Garretson, Sherman and Rowena around 910 PM CDT.
Brandon, Larchwood and Valley Springs around 915 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Sioux Falls.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
A tornado watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for northwestern
Iowa...southwestern Minnesota...and southeastern and east central
South Dakota.
LAT...LON 4386 9645 4385 9645 4385 9644 4375 9632
4342 9633 4332 9704 4367 9707 4389 9649
TIME...MOT...LOC 0148Z 237DEG 43KT 4376 9681 4362 9679 4338 9689
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
$$
DuxThe office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 7:12 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Bon Homme, Hanson, Hutchinson, Turner | 33 min |
| Jun 13, 7:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Bon Homme, Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook, Turner, Yankton | 28 min |
| Jun 13, 7:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Hutchinson, McCook, Minnehaha, Turner | 37 min |
| Jun 13, 8:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lincoln, Minnehaha, Turner | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 8:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | McCook, Minnehaha, Turner | 37 min |
| Jun 13, 8:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Clay, Lincoln, Turner | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 9:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Clay, Lincoln, Union | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 9:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Clay, Lincoln, Minnehaha | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 9:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Union | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 9:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Minnehaha, Moody | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson, Lincoln, Lyon, Murray, Nobles and 2 more | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 10:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood, Jackson | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 9:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Sioux | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 9:43 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cherokee, O'Brien, Plymouth, Sioux | 47 min |
| Jun 13, 9:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Ida, Woodbury | 24 min |
| Jun 13, 10:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, O'Brien and 1 more | 45 min |
Nearby
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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.