Alert archive / South Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 14, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 2017, 5:39 PM CDT for Aurora County, Davison County, Douglas County, South Dakota. It was in force for 36 min. 3 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, 5:39 PM CDT (22:39 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2017, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Aurora County, SD, Davison County, SD, Douglas County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 143 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:40 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 5:57 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 1 Ssw Plankinton, SD | |
| Jun 13, 5:59 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | 2 Ese Plankinton, SD | ALSO 50 TO 60 MPH WINDS. |
| Jun 13, 6:06 PM CDT | HAIL 0.75 | 1 Wnw Mount Vernon, 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, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 143 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.
741
WFUS53 KFSD 132239
TORFSD
SDC003-035-043-132315-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0014.170613T2239Z-170613T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
539 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Davison County in southeastern South Dakota...
Central Aurora County in south central South Dakota...
Northern Douglas County in south central South Dakota...
* Until 615 PM CDT
* At 539 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Storla, or 12 miles southwest of Plankinton,
moving northeast at 50 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...
Stickney around 550 PM CDT.
Plankinton around 555 PM CDT.
Mount Vernon around 600 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 4344 9858 4354 9877 4390 9845 4377 9816
TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 216DEG 42KT 4355 9858
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
Ferguson1 follow-up statement
523
WWUS53 KFSD 132254
SVSFSD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
554 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
SDC043-132304-
/O.CAN.KFSD.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170613T2315Z/
Douglas SD-
554 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern South Dakota.
LAT...LON 4361 9841 4368 9854 4387 9839 4377 9817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 224DEG 39KT 4367 9842
$$
SDC003-035-132315-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0014.000000T0000Z-170613T2315Z/
Davison SD-Aurora SD-
554 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN DAVISON AND EAST CENTRAL AURORA COUNTIES...
At 554 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Plankinton, 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...
Mount Vernon around 605 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.
Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 4361 9841 4368 9854 4387 9839 4377 9817
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 224DEG 39KT 4367 9842
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
FergusonThe office that day
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 | Charles Mix, Gregory | 36 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, 5:40 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.