Alert archive / South Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 12, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 2017, 4:54 PM CDT for Charles Mix County, Gregory County, South Dakota. It was in force for 36 min. 2 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, 4:54 PM CDT (21:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2017, 5:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Charles Mix County, SD, Gregory County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 175 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:56 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, 5:19 PM CDT | HAIL 1.5 | Platte, SD | |
| Jun 13, 5:26 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 4 Ese Platte, SD |
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, 3:13 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 176 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
- 1118 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 74 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -220 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 188 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
079
WFUS53 KFSD 132154
TORFSD
SDC023-053-132230-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0012.170613T2154Z-170613T2230Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
454 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Charles Mix County in south central South Dakota...
Central Gregory County in south central South Dakota...
* Until 530 PM CDT
* At 454 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 8 miles northeast of St. Charles, or 24 miles west of
Lake Andes, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and hail up to two inches in diameter.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Platte around 520 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Sioux Falls.
&&
LAT...LON 4350 9899 4339 9871 4338 9871 4337 9867
4336 9866 4311 9901 4321 9920
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 210DEG 32KT 4320 9903
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
Ferguson1 follow-up statement
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WWUS53 KFSD 132207
SVSFSD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
507 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
SDC023-053-132230-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0012.000000T0000Z-170613T2230Z/
Charles Mix SD-Gregory SD-
507 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN CHARLES MIX AND CENTRAL GREGORY COUNTIES...
At 506 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located 7 miles southwest of Platte, or 22 miles northwest of
Lake Andes, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and two inch hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Platte around 515 PM CDT.
In addition to a tornado and hail, strong straight line winds are
possible with this storm.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.
&&
LAT...LON 4350 9899 4339 9871 4338 9871 4337 9867
4336 9866 4320 9893 4329 9914
TIME...MOT...LOC 2206Z 219DEG 40KT 4330 9893
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
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Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 3:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Gregory | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 3:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Charles Mix, Gregory | 29 min |
| Jun 13, 3:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule, Charles Mix, Gregory | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 4:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Charles Mix, Gregory | 41 min |
| Jun 13, 4:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Brule, Charles Mix | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 4:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule | 33 min |
| Jun 13, 4:54 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Aurora, Brule | 36 min |
| Jun 13, 5:13 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Charles Mix, Gregory | 32 min |
| Jun 13, 5:16 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Brule, Jerauld, Sanborn | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 5:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Douglas | 25 min |
| Jun 13, 5:35 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Charles Mix, Gregory | 25 min |
| Jun 13, 5:39 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Aurora, Davison, Douglas | 36 min |
| Jun 13, 5:40 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory | 35 min |
| Jun 13, 5:45 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Davison, Douglas | 30 min |
| Jun 13, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas | 24 min |
| Jun 13, 5:58 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Beadle, Jerauld, Sanborn | 32 min |
| Jun 13, 6:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory | 25 min |
| Jun 13, 6:08 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Aurora, Davison, Sanborn | 37 min |
| Jun 13, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Kingsbury, Sanborn | 42 min |
| Jun 13, 6:20 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory | 25 min |
| Jun 13, 6:25 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Davison, Hanson, Miner, Sanborn | 50 min |
| Jun 13, 6:28 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson | 32 min |
| Jun 13, 6:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson | 44 min |
| Jun 13, 6:49 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson | 26 min |
| Jun 13, 6:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, Miner | 34 min |
| Jun 13, 6:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Hanson, Hutchinson, Lake, McCook, Miner, Sanborn and 1 more | 31 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.