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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 89, NWS Aberdeen, SD

June 27, 2018Corson County, Dewey County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2018, 12:18 AM MDT for Corson County, Dewey County, South Dakota. It was in force for 42 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
Jun 27, 2018, 12:18 AM MDT (06:18 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2018, 1:00 AM MDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Corson County, SD, Dewey County, SD

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 150 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:20 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 26, 11:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 6.3 hours before the alert went out and 151 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2018-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 779 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2018-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
779 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-71 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1650 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
3.8

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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 Jun 26, 11:23 PM MDT, 55 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 11:23 PM MDT, 55 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 6:49 AM MDT, 17 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
749 AM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018

MNZ039-046-SDZ005>008-010-011-017>023-036-037-051-271300-
Traverse-Big Stone-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Edmunds-Day-
Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Hyde-Hand-Buffalo-
749 AM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of west central
Minnesota, central South Dakota, north central South Dakota, and
northeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

An isolated thunderstorm or two will move in from the west
Wednesday morning. The risk for severe weather is low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

SDZ003-004-009-015-016-033>035-045-048-271300-
Corson-Campbell-Walworth-Dewey-Potter-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Jones-
Lyman-
749 AM CDT Tue Jun 26 2018 /649 AM MDT Tue Jun 26 2018/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central South
Dakota and north central South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Thunderstorms are possible this evening and overnight with a fast
moving system. An isolated stronger storm or two could produce hail
and strong winds, which are the main threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

Connelly

The office that day

Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 26, 11:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCorson51 min
Jun 27, 12:58 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRDewey47 min
Jun 27, 1:42 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRDewey, Potter, Sully48 min
Jun 27, 2:28 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRDewey, Hughes, Stanley, Sully47 min
Jun 27, 3:13 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Hughes, Hyde, Lyman47 min
Jun 27, 3:49 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Hand, Hyde, Lyman26 min
Jun 27, 4:44 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningABRHughes3 hr
Jun 27, 5:13 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Lyman32 min
Jun 27, 5:16 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRHughes, Stanley29 min
Jun 27, 5:30 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRHughes, Lyman, Stanley30 min
Jun 27, 5:43 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Lyman17 min
Jun 27, 5:50 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningABRHughes, Stanley3 hr
Jun 27, 5:53 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRHughes, Lyman, Stanley37 min
Jun 27, 6:25 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Lyman50 min
Jun 27, 7:13 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRLyman17 min
Jun 27, 8:34 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningABRLyman3 hr
Jun 27, 8:48 AM MDTAreal Flood WarningABRHughes, Stanley, Sully3 hr
Jun 27, 9:03 AM MDTFlash Flood WarningABRLyman3 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Dakota, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.