Alert archive / South Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2017
Tornado Warning 16, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Jun 13, 2017, 6:05 PM CDT for Charles Mix County, Douglas County, Gregory County, South Dakota. It was in force for 25 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
- Jun 13, 2017, 6:05 PM CDT (23:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 13, 2017, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.0 in
Counties Charles Mix County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 6:07 PM CDT | HAIL 1 | Lake Andes, 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, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 174 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.
539
WFUS53 KFSD 132305
TORFSD
SDC023-043-053-132330-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0016.170613T2305Z-170613T2330Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
605 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
East central Charles Mix County in south central South Dakota...
Southeastern Gregory County in south central South Dakota...
Eastern Douglas County in south central South Dakota...
* Until 630 PM CDT
* At 605 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Lake Andes, 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...
Armour around 620 PM CDT.
Delmont around 625 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.
&&
LAT...LON 4350 9832 4350 9823 4342 9811 4328 9811
4302 9852 4316 9876
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 224DEG 45KT 4316 9849
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...2.00IN
$$
Ferguson1 follow-up statement
369
WWUS53 KFSD 132316
SVSFSD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
616 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
SDC053-132326-
/O.CAN.KFSD.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170613T2330Z/
Gregory SD-
616 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN GREGORY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A tornado watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern South Dakota.
LAT...LON 4350 9832 4350 9823 4342 9811 4328 9811
4303 9851 4306 9856 4320 9870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 224DEG 35KT 4327 9836
$$
SDC023-043-132330-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0016.000000T0000Z-170613T2330Z/
Charles Mix SD-Douglas SD-
616 PM CDT TUE JUN 13 2017
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 630 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL CHARLES MIX AND EASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES...
At 616 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Armour, or 11 miles northeast of Lake Andes, moving
northeast at 40 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...
Armour around 620 PM CDT.
Delmont around 625 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 4350 9832 4350 9823 4342 9811 4328 9811
4303 9851 4306 9856 4320 9870
TIME...MOT...LOC 2316Z 224DEG 35KT 4327 9836
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, 5:39 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, 6:08 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.