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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 51, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 9, 2018Douglas County, Hutchinson County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 9, 2018, 12:10 AM CDT for Douglas County, Hutchinson County, South Dakota. It was in force for 50 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 9, 2018, 12:10 AM CDT (05:10 UTC)
Expired: Jun 9, 2018, 1:00 AM CDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 70.0 mph

Counties Douglas County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 111 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:12 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jun 9, 12:17 AM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	Tripp, SD	5 INCH TREE BRANCH DOWNED BY WIND. TREE BRANCH HAD BEEN WEAKENED BY SQUIRRELS. EVENT TIME ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 7 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

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 8, 5:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 184 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 755 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -101 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 2119 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 0 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

033 
WUUS53 KFSD 090510
SVRFSD
SDC043-067-090600-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0051.180609T0510Z-180609T0600Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1210 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Douglas County in south central South Dakota...
  Western Hutchinson County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 1210 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tripp, or 10
  miles south of Parkston, moving northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Tripp around 1220 AM CDT.
  Parkston around 1230 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4317 9808 4319 9808 4323 9820 4350 9811
      4334 9760
TIME...MOT...LOC 0510Z 236DEG 22KT 4324 9805 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Chapman

4 follow-up statements

324 
WWUS53 KFSD 090518
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1218 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

SDC043-067-090600-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-180609T0600Z/
Douglas SD-Hutchinson SD-
1218 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS AND WESTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTIES...

At 1217 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tripp, or 8
miles south of Parkston, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

This severe storm will be near...
  Parkston around 1235 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4317 9808 4319 9808 4323 9820 4350 9811
      4334 9760
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 227DEG 20KT 4328 9803 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Chapman

967 
WWUS53 KFSD 090528
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1228 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

SDC043-067-090600-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-180609T0600Z/
Douglas SD-Hutchinson SD-
1228 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS AND WESTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTIES...

At 1226 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south 
southwest of Parkston, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

This severe storm will be near...
   Parkston around 1235 AM CDT.

The storm is beginning to accelerate north northeast and will bring 
damaging wind driven hail up to half dollar size hail to areas near 
Parkston around 1235 am.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4317 9808 4319 9808 4323 9820 4350 9811
      4334 9760
TIME...MOT...LOC 0526Z 224DEG 24KT 4334 9796 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Chapman

385 
WWUS53 KFSD 090542
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1242 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

SDC043-090550-
/O.CAN.KFSD.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-180609T0600Z/
Douglas SD-
1242 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
southeastern South Dakota.

LAT...LON 4325 9790 4331 9801 4334 9810 4349 9808
      4348 9804 4337 9769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0540Z 236DEG 22KT 4339 9786 

$$

SDC067-090600-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-180609T0600Z/
Hutchinson SD-
1242 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTY...

At 1240 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Milltown, or
near Parkston, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Hutchinson County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside
should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from
windows.

&&

LAT...LON 4325 9790 4331 9801 4334 9810 4349 9808
      4348 9804 4337 9769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0540Z 236DEG 22KT 4339 9786 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...70MPH
 
$$

Chapman

420 
WWUS53 KFSD 090556
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1256 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

SDC067-090605-
/O.EXP.KFSD.SV.W.0051.000000T0000Z-180609T0600Z/
Hutchinson SD-
1256 AM CDT SAT JUN 9 2018

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WESTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 100 AM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM CDT for
southeastern South Dakota.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Sioux Falls.

LAT...LON 4325 9790 4331 9801 4334 9810 4349 9808
      4348 9804 4337 9769
TIME...MOT...LOC 0555Z 236DEG 22KT 4344 9776 

$$

Chapman

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 Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 8, 8:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 8:05 PM CDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
805 PM CDT Fri Jun 8 2018

.SHORT TERM...(This evening through Saturday)
Issued at 351 PM CDT Fri Jun 8 2018

Current surface analysis indicating a warm front lying across
northeastern into north central Nebraska this afternoon, with some
convection breaking out just to the southeast of our CWA over west
central IA. Cannot rule out a thunderstorm in our extreme
southeastern counties over the next couple of hours, but anticipate
most of this activity to remain out of our area. The remainder of
the early/mid evening should be quiet, before activity develops in
the late evening over western/central SD as a shortwave begins to
push eastward out of Wyoming around 00Z. Meanwhile the
aforementioned warm front pushes to the north overnight, being
situated over east central SD/southwestern MN by Saturday morning.
While there are the usual CAM model differences, the general trend
is for the western SD convection to encroach on our western CWA
after 03Z. Convective parameters will support severe storms with
steep lapse rates, ML CAPE running around 2500 J/KG and bulk shear
of near 35 kts. Greatest threat would be large hail and damaging
winds. Models have been hinting at the convection becoming focused
in two areas of our CWA overnight - one across the Highway 14
corridor where there is greater upper level support as the
aforementioned shortwave tracks northward around the upper level
ridge, and a secondary focus for convection along the MO River
corridor closer to a strengthening low level jet through Nebraska
and positioned closer to the better instability axis/edge of the CAP.

On Saturday, may see a break in the convection by mid morning, with
additional thunderstorm development possible in the afternoon,
mainly through southwestern MN and the IA Great Lakes as the
aforementioned surface front remains stationary across the area. It
will be another warm day with an upper level ridge overhead, and
highs mostly mid to upper 80s.

.LONG TERM...(Saturday night through Friday)
Issued at 351 PM CDT Fri Jun 8 2018

The upper level ridge axis begins to slide eastward on Sunday as
upper level energy deepens over the Northern Rockies. Sunday will be
the warmest day of the next few, and it will be breezy with highs
into the lower to mid 90s over much of the area. Though there are
model differences, much of the day should remain dry.

The upper level energy slides across southern Canada into the middle
of next week, resulting in a zonal upper level flow across the
region. This will lead to cooler temperatures, albeit just above
normal through the period, with highs mainly lower to mid 80s.
There will be periodic thunderstorm chances, with model consensus
focused on Monday and Wednesday.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Saturday evening)
Issued at 805 PM CDT Fri Jun 8 2018

Aviation concerns will be centered on organized convection pushing
out of central SD late evening. Main impacts appear to be heading
down the Missouri River corridor toward KSUX with a threat for
strong wind gusts, perhaps impacting areas as far north as KFSD.
Likely core of storms will contain brief IFR to MVFR visibility
and perhaps some MVFR ceilings, but will limit mentions of non-VFR
conditions to just a couple of hours, along with potential for
winds gusts of 30 to 40 kts, which could also occur with wake low
developing beneath trailing stratiform area. Much more tranquil
conditions on Saturday.

&&

.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...None.
MN...None.
IA...None.
NE...None.
&&

SHORT TERM...JM
LONG TERM...JM
AVIATION...Chapman

Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 6:02 PM CDT, 6 hours 8 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
602 PM CDT Fri Jun 8 2018

IAZ001-012-020-031-MNZ071-072-080-089-097-098-NEZ013-014-
SDZ038>040-053>056-059>062-065>071-092315-
Lyon IA-Sioux-Plymouth-Woodbury-Lincoln MN-Lyon MN-Murray-Nobles-
Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Sanborn-
Miner-Lake-Moody-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Hutchinson-
Turner-Lincoln SD-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay SD-Union-
602 PM CDT Fri Jun 8 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Iowa,
west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, east
central South Dakota, and southeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible in the early morning
Saturday through late morning Saturday. A few storms may be
marginally severe with hail up to the size of nickels and isolated
wind gusts up to 60 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Thunderstorm chances will be very skittish this weekend and early
next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is possible after midnight.

SDZ050-052-057-058-063-064-092315-
Gregory-Jerauld-Brule-Aurora-Charles Mix-Douglas-
602 PM CDT Fri Jun 8 2018

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Thunderstorms will push into south central South Dakota mid to
late evening, with severe weather possible. There is an enhanced
risk of severe weather with hail up to the size of golf balls and
wind gusts up to 70 mph. The severe threat will diminish in the
early morning hours Saturday, as the storms exit the area.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Thunderstorm chances will be very skittish this weekend and early
next week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is likely after 8 pm this evening.

IAZ002-003-013-014-021-022-032-MNZ081-090-092315-
Osceola-Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay IA-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Ida-
Cottonwood-Jackson-
602 PM CDT Fri Jun 8 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Iowa,
west central Iowa, and southwest Minnesota.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

Isolated showers and thunderstorms will be possible through
sunset, however the activity should not be severe. Small hail and
gusty winds will be possible.

There will a small chance for additional thunderstorms to move
across the area late tonight and continue through Saturday
afternoon. The threat for severe weather is marginal, with a few
storms capable of small hail and wind gusts to 60 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Scattered thunderstorms may linger Saturday but severe weather is
not expected.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely not be needed.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 8, 7:08 PM CDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
708 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0704 PM     HAIL             MILFORD                 43.33N 95.15W
06/08/2018  M0.88 INCH       DICKINSON          IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

TRM

Local storm report, Jun 8, 7:14 PM CDT, 4 hours 56 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
714 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0703 PM     HAIL             1 SE WEST OKOBOJI       43.34N 95.15W
06/08/2018  M0.75 INCH       DICKINSON          IA   BROADCAST MEDIA

            DIME SIZED HAIL AT INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAYS
            71 AND 86.

&&

TRM

Local storm report, Jun 8, 7:20 PM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
720 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0718 PM     HAIL             SPENCER                 43.15N 95.15W
06/08/2018  E1.00 INCH       CLAY               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

TRM

Local storm report, Jun 8, 7:28 PM CDT, 4 hours 42 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
728 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0726 PM     HAIL             SPENCER                 43.15N 95.15W
06/08/2018  M1.50 INCH       CLAY               IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

TRM

Local storm report, Jun 8, 7:31 PM CDT, 4 hours 39 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
731 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0608 PM     HAIL             9 E ROUND LAKE          43.51N 95.29W
06/08/2018  E1.00 INCH       JACKSON            MN   PUBLIC

&&

TRM

Local storm report, Jun 8, 9:50 PM CDT, 2 hours 20 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
950 PM CDT FRI JUN 8 2018

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0938 PM     TSTM WND DMG     CHAMBERLAIN             43.81N 99.32W
06/08/2018                   BRULE              SD   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 60 TO 65 MPH BLEW A
            GARAGE DOOR IN.

&&

TRM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 8, 9:18 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Brule, Charles Mix, Gregory	57 min
Jun 8, 10:09 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Aurora, Brule, Jerauld	51 min
Jun 8, 10:35 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Aurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory	55 min
Jun 9, 12:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Hanson, Hutchinson	38 min

Nearby

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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.