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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Rapid City, SD
NWS Rapid City, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 26, 2017, 7:08 PM MDT for Meade County, Ziebach County, South Dakota. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 2017, 7:08 PM MDT (01:08 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2017, 7:41 PM MDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Rapid City, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.75 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Meade County, SD, Ziebach County, SD
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2:04 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 00:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 95 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
- 184 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -182 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2420 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -27 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 26, 2:57 PM MDT, 4 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 2:57 PM MDT, 4 hours 11 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion For Western SD and Northeastern WY National Weather Service Rapid City SD 257 PM MDT Sat Aug 26 2017 .DISCUSSION...(This Evening Through Saturday) Issued at 257 PM MDT Sat Aug 26 2017 Current surface analysis shows cold front now across far western SD to southeast WY, moving southeastward. Upper level analysis shows northwesterly flow across the region, with an embedded shortwave disturbance moving southeast across the western Dakotas. Strong to severe storms have developed over the eastern slopes of the Black Hills early this afternoon, moving south- southeast across parts of southwest SD. Other activity is beginning to develop over the rest of western SD. Temps are mostly in the 80s to around 90 degrees, except cooler across rain soaked areas. Winds are north-northwest behind the cool front, south to southeast ahead of it. Active weather will continue across mainly western SD over the next few hours as showers and storms move southeast across western SD, where MLCAPE of 1000 to 2000 j/kg resides near and ahead of the cold front. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect through the early evening for much of western and south central SD, with large hail and eventually strong wind gusts the main threats. Activity will end from northwest to southeast across the area later this evening and overnight. Sunday will be sunny and warm with highs in the 80s, 70s over the Black Hills. Winds will be northerly early, switching to the east and southeast in the afternoon and early evening. Next week still looks to be warm and mainly dry as ridge builds north across the western US. Isolated storms could return by late in the week, especially across the Black Hills area. Temperatures will be near to slightly above average. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS Through 18Z Sunday) Issued At 1156 AM MDT Sat Aug 26 2017 Another round of thunderstorms expected this afternoon, esp from the Blkhls eastward. Local MVFR-IFR conds, hail, and gusty winds possible in TS. VFR conditions expected late tonight as thunderstorms push to the east. Some thunder may linger in south central SD into early Sunday morning. && .UNR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...None. WY...None. && DISCUSSION...26 AVIATION...15
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 6:02 AM MDT, 13 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Rapid City SD 602 AM MDT Sat Aug 26 2017 SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ057-071- 271300- Harding-Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach- Northern Black Hills-Northern Foot Hills-Rapid City- Southern Foot Hills-Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills- Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Fall River- Oglala Lakota-Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-Tripp- Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-Southern Meade Co Plains- Hermosa Foot Hills-Wyoming Black Hills-Northeastern Crook- 602 AM MDT Sat Aug 26 2017 /702 AM CDT Sat Aug 26 2017/ This Hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central South Dakota...the Black Hills of South Dakota...western South Dakota...northeast Wyoming...and the Black Hills of Wyoming. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT There is a chance of thunderstorms today. Severe thunderstorms will be possible with large hail and damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity WYZ054>056-058-271300- Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-Western Crook-Weston- 602 AM MDT Sat Aug 26 2017 This Hazardous weather outlook is for portions of northeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity JC
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 26, 4:45 PM MDT, 2 hours 23 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
505 PM MDT SAT AUG 26 2017
SDZ024-025-072-073-262345-
Northern Black Hills SD-Northern Foot Hills SD-
Southern Meade Co Plains SD-Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills SD-
505 PM MDT SAT AUG 26 2017
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN MEADE AND EAST
CENTRAL LAWRENCE COUNTIES UNTIL 545 PM MDT...
At 505 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Apple Springs, or near Sturgis, moving southeast at 30 mph.
Nickel size hail will be possible with this storm.
Locations impacted include...
Southeastern Sturgis, Summerset, Black Hawk, Piedmont, Galena,
Tilford, Dalton Lake and Apple Springs.
This Includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 34
and 52.
A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect until 1000 PM MDT for
west central South Dakota.
LAT...LON 4436 10370 4443 10361 4426 10311 4415 10322
4414 10344
TIME...MOT...LOC 2305Z 307DEG 25KT 4435 10357
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Everything else NWS Rapid City, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Aug 26, 6:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Meade | 50 min |
| Aug 26, 6:29 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Meade | 61 min |
| Aug 26, 6:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Todd | 42 min |
| Aug 26, 6:53 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Haakon | 67 min |
| Aug 26, 7:33 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Haakon | 42 min |
| Aug 26, 8:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Mellette | 47 min |
| Aug 26, 9:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Tripp | 48 min |
| Aug 26, 9:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Todd, Tripp | 42 min |
| Aug 26, 10:12 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Mellette | 48 min |
| Aug 26, 10:21 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Mellette, Todd | 54 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.