Alert archive / South Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2018
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 211, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2018, 12:17 AM CDT for Deuel County, Hamlin County, South Dakota. It was in force for 43 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 27, 2018, 12:17 AM CDT (05:17 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 27, 2018, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 43 min
- Issued by
- NWS Aberdeen, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Deuel County, SD, Hamlin County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 127 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:18 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 118 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
- 2190 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -121 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1710 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 254 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 16.0
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 Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 26, 8:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 26, 8:51 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 851 PM CDT Sun Aug 26 2018 .UPDATE... Issued at 843 PM CDT Sun Aug 26 2018 A tornado watch has been issued until 2 am CDT for most of the counties east of the Missouri River. Thunderstorms have begun to fire in central and north central South Dakota. Hail as large as two inches has been reported and confirmed in the Blunt area. As of 850 pm CDT, a cluster of storms is located in Hyde County while another severe thunderstorm is located in northwestern Brown County. These storms are generally moving in an eastward direction and will continue to do so throughout the evening. UPDATE Issued at 645 PM CDT Sun Aug 26 2018 00z aviation discussion updated below. && .SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Monday Afternoon) Issued at 321 PM CDT Sun Aug 26 2018 Rather complex scenario this afternoon in regards to convection. Still watching band of weak showers and storms moving eastward into the James River valley, but still a pretty large cap in place based on the 19Z ABR sounding. Cap is a bit weaker down towards the Watertown region, so perhaps when this mid-level impulse makes its way further east we will see more robust development. Still lots of uncertainty though in regards to overall evolution/timing and areal coverage of any thunderstorms this afternoon/evening. Best bulk shear is along and north of Highway 12, with plenty of instability to work with as well. Will stress though a low confidence in overall areal coverage and timing of storms - mainly due to capping issues. If something were to manage to break through the cap in the weaker CIN environment across the southeast CWA, it would likely go severe quickly based on the parameters, especially further north closer to the better bulk shear values. May have to look further west as well over the next couple hours as the main mid-level wave/forcing approaches. CAMs are trying to latch on to this a bit, with convection across western/central SD by 00Z this evening. Will continue to monitor. Looking at tomorrow, will be watching another area of low pressure and mid-level wave move through the region. Looking at decent chances for showers and storms across at least the northern CWA by the late afternoon hours. .LONG TERM...(Monday Evening through Sunday) Issued at 321 PM CDT Sun Aug 26 2018 Sfc low pressure will continue to affect the region Monday night. Showers and thunderstorms, some of which may be strong to severe across northern SD and west central MN on Monday evening, will gradually exit. An upper trough will then usher in considerably cooler air for Tuesday as H85 temps plunge into the single digits. Highs may struggle to get into the upper 60s by Tuesday afternoon. Nudged winds a bit higher than Superblend with the low and in the caa regime, as well. Also dropped temperatures a couple of degrees lower than blends on Tuesday night. While some clouds may linger, it will not be a far fall into the lower 40s across the east. Warm air advection across the west will help moderate temps. Zonal flow aloft for the end of the week will provide a bump in temps, as well. There will also be increased mixing in southerly surface flow ahead of a lee side front on the Rockies. As the front progresses east on Thurs and Fri, showers and thunderstorms will again develop across the region. && .AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Monday Evening) Issued at 645 PM CDT Sun Aug 26 2018 Scattered showers and thunderstorms will move across the region through this evening as a cold front and upper level short wave trough moves through the region. These could affect the airports at or in the vicinity. Otherwise, mainly VFR conditions are expected through tonight and Monday. && .ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...None. MN...None. && UPDATE...Telken SHORT TERM...TMT LONG TERM...Wise AVIATION...Mohr
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 26, 5:10 AM CDT, 19 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 510 AM CDT Sun Aug 26 2018 MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-271015- Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts- Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant- Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- 510 AM CDT Sun Aug 26 2018 /410 AM MDT Sun Aug 26 2018/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Minnesota, central South Dakota, north central South Dakota and northeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Throughout the day today and tonight, isolated to scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible. The main severe weather threats include large hail, damaging winds and torrential rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. Thunderstorms are possible Monday afternoon through Monday night, and then again, at times, late in the week and over the weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be requested. Weather spotters are encouraged to submit reports to the National Weather Service in Aberdeen. The public can submit reports on our web page, Facebook page, or our Twitter feed. Dorn
In the hours before
Local storm report, Aug 26, 8:11 PM CDT, 4 hours 6 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
811 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0802 PM HAIL 5 N BLUNT 44.59N 99.99W
08/26/2018 M1.50 INCH SULLY SD FIRE DEPT/RESCUE
&&
JTLocal storm report, Aug 26, 8:30 PM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
830 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0819 PM HAIL 2 SSW BLUNT 44.49N 100.00W
08/26/2018 E1.00 INCH HUGHES SD PUBLIC
&&
JTLocal storm report, Aug 26, 8:40 PM CDT, 3 hours 37 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
840 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0836 PM TSTM WND GST HOLABIRD 44.52N 99.60W
08/26/2018 M58 MPH HYDE SD MESONET
&&
JTLocal storm report, Aug 26, 8:45 PM CDT, 3 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
845 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0820 PM HAIL LEOLA 45.72N 98.94W
08/26/2018 E1.00 INCH MCPHERSON SD PUBLIC
RELAYED THROUGH STATE RADIO FROM EMERGENCY
MGMT. TIME ESTIMATED.
&&
MCLocal storm report, Aug 26, 9:56 PM CDT, 2 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
956 PM CDT SUN AUG 26 2018
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0816 PM HAIL BLUNT 44.52N 99.99W
08/26/2018 M4.00 INCH HUGHES SD PUBLIC
SOME SIDING AND WINDOW TRIM BROKEN. ALSO
SOME CAR DAMAGE.
&&
JTSpecial weather statement, Aug 27, 12:07 AM CDT, 10 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Dewey, Hughes, Stanley, Sully | 42 min |
| Aug 26, 7:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Hughes, Stanley, Sully | 51 min |
| Aug 26, 8:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Hughes, Hyde, Sully | 61 min |
| Aug 26, 8:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Brown, McPherson | 40 min |
| Aug 26, 8:48 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Hand, Hyde | 42 min |
| Aug 26, 9:58 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Hand | 32 min |
| Aug 26, 11:19 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Clark, Hamlin | 41 min |
| Aug 27, 12:07 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Deuel, Hamlin | 38 min |
| Aug 27, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Stanley | 48 min |
| Aug 27, 6:54 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Jones | 36 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.