Alert archive / South Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2019

Tornado Warning 9, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 30, 2019Gregory County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Jun 30, 2019, 5:27 PM CDT for Gregory 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 outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 30, 2019, 5:27 PM CDT (22:27 UTC)
Expired
Jun 30, 2019, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Gregory County, SD

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 170 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:30 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.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 30, 5:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 202 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, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2019-06-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1889 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2019-06-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -169 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
1889 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-336 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1008 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-169 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-67 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-1.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

066 
WFUS53 KFSD 302227
TORFSD
SDC053-302300-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0009.190630T2227Z-190630T2300Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
527 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2019

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  West central Gregory County in south central South Dakota...

* Until 600 PM CDT.
    
* At 527 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Dallas, or 21 miles southeast of Winner, moving
  east at 5 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Gregory around 550 PM CDT.
  Burke around 600 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4320 9953 4333 9953 4337 9928 4318 9927
      4318 9954
TIME...MOT...LOC 2227Z 252DEG 6KT 4324 9948 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Hanko
2 follow-up statements
627 
WWUS53 KFSD 302250
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
550 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2019

SDC053-302300-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-190630T2300Z/
Gregory SD-
550 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL GREGORY COUNTY...
    
At 549 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Dallas, or 19 miles southeast of Winner, and is
nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
west central Gregory County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4320 9953 4333 9953 4337 9928 4318 9927
      4318 9954
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 023DEG 0KT 4321 9953 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...1.00IN

$$

Hanko
465 
WWUS53 KFSD 302300
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
600 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2019

SDC053-302309-
/O.EXP.KFSD.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-190630T2300Z/
Gregory SD-
600 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2019

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL GREGORY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
600 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning no longer appears capable of 
producing a tornado. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to 
expire.  

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
south central South Dakota.

LAT...LON 4320 9953 4333 9953 4337 9928 4318 9927
      4318 9954
TIME...MOT...LOC 2259Z 252DEG 6KT 4321 9951 

$$

Hanko

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 30, 4:23 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDGregory37 min
Jun 30, 4:25 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDCharles Mix, Douglas35 min
Jun 30, 4:28 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDCharles Mix32 min
Jun 30, 5:02 PM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedFSDGregory28 min
Jun 30, 5:17 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBrule, Charles Mix, Gregory43 min
Jun 30, 5:58 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDGregory47 min
Jun 30, 6:10 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDGregory35 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in South Dakota, 2019Every tornado warning in 2019Tornadoes in 2019

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.