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Tornado Warning 10, NWS Rapid City, SD
NWS Rapid City, SD issued this tornado warning at Jun 10, 2018, 5:43 PM MDT for Harding County, Perkins County, South Dakota. It was in force for 36 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 10, 2018, 5:43 PM MDT (23:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 10, 2018, 6:19 PM MDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Rapid City, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.75 in
Counties Harding County, SD, Perkins County, SD
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 157 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 2:52 PM MDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KRAP), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 163 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
- 1353 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -431 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1320 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 164 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jun 10, 3:10 PM MDT, 2 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 10, 3:10 PM MDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion For Western SD and Northeastern WY National Weather Service Rapid City SD 310 PM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018 .DISCUSSION...(This Evening Through Sunday) Issued at 249 PM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018 Current upper level analysis has ridge to the east of the Northern Plains, and strong trof across the Northern Rockies. Strong shortwave is currently moving across the Northern Rockies and into the Northern Plains. Skies are mostly sunny across western South Dakota, with clouds increasing to the west. At the surface, a cold front is just entering western South Dakota, with strong southerly winds ahead of it, and breezy north winds behind. Temperatures at 3pm range from the upper 80s in south central SD to the upper 60s across far northeast Wyoming. Upper level trof and cold front will continue to slowly shift east this evening. Severe storms will be a threat late today and this evening, across northeast Wyoming and northwestern South Dakota. A tornado watch has just been issued for this area until 10 pm MDT. Large amounts of CAPE will be available east of the cold front. Shear will be more than adequate for supercell potential. Large hail and strong wind gusts will be the primary threats from severe storms, along with the tornado threat. Once the discrete activity fills in, an MCS will likely develop mid to late evening as the activity moves into central SD. Main area of pcpn will move east of the forecast area well after midnight, with lingering shower activity possible across far south central SD early Monday morning. The work week looks to be mainly dry as near zonal flow develops behind upper level system passing to the north of the region early in the week. Subtle shortwave energy in the flow could bring a few showers and storms to parts of the area, mainly mid week, but many areas have a good chance of not seeing any pcpn from Monday through Friday. Temperatures will start off on the cooler side early in the week, with highs only in the upper 60s and 70s. Weak ridging toward late week will bring warmer air, with highs back to above average levels Wednesday through Friday. Both the GFS and EC are showing a larger upper level trough and potential low pressure system developing over the western states toward next weekend. At the least, this should bring increasing chances for showers and thunderstorms next weekend. Depending on the track of the system as it crosses the Rockies and moves into the Plains, there is potential for fairly widespread rainfall at some point next weekend. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS Through 18Z Monday) Issued At 1126 AM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018 Scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon across northeast WY and northwest SD along a cold front, then spread east onto the SD plains this evening. Severe storms expected, especially north of I-90 in western SD. The greatest coverage of thunderstorms will likely be over northwest South Dakota. IFR conditions within any thunderstorms. Gusty northwest winds expected later this afternoon/evening and through the overnight hours behind the cold front. Mainly VFR conditions behind the cold front. && .UNR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...None. WY...None. && DISCUSSION...15 AVIATION...Johnson
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 10, 11:55 AM MDT, 5 hours 48 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Rapid City SD 1155 AM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018 SDZ024>026-028-031-032-043-046-049-072-073-WYZ056-057-071-111300- Northern Black Hills-Northern Foot Hills-Rapid City- Central Black Hills-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Jackson-Mellette- Tripp-Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-Southern Meade Co Plains- Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills-Northeastern Crook- 1155 AM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018 /1255 PM CDT Sun Jun 10 2018/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwestern South Dakota...south central South Dakota...southwestern South Dakota...the Black Hills of South Dakota...northeast Wyoming... and the Black Hills of Wyoming. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday 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 SDZ027-029-030-041-042-044-047-074-WYZ054-055-058-111300- Southern Foot Hills-Southern Black Hills-Custer Co Plains- Fall River-Oglala Lakota-Bennett-Todd-Hermosa Foot Hills- Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-Weston- 1155 AM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018 /1255 PM CDT Sun Jun 10 2018/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central South Dakota...southwestern South Dakota...the Black Hills of South Dakota...and northeast Wyoming. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Isolated thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms with large hail and damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday 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 SDZ001-002-012>014-111300- Harding-Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach- 1155 AM MDT Sun Jun 10 2018 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwestern South Dakota. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening. There is am enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms, with large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed this afternoon and evening across northwest South Dakota. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity
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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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| Jun 9, 7:47 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Harding | 58 min |
| Jun 9, 7:55 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Butte | 57 min |
| Jun 9, 8:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Harding | 35 min |
| Jun 10, 4:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Butte, Harding, Perkins | 57 min |
| Jun 10, 5:02 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Harding | 43 min |
| Jun 10, 5:06 PM MDT | Tornado Warning | UNR | Harding, Perkins | 39 min |
| Jun 10, 5:08 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Lawrence, Meade | 51 min |
| Jun 10, 5:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Lawrence, Meade, Pennington | 21 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.