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Tornado Warning 25, NWS Rapid City, SD

August 14, 2019Campbell County, Weston County, Wyoming

NWS Rapid City, SD issued this tornado warning at Aug 14, 2019, 10:30 PM MDT for Campbell County, Weston County, Wyoming. It was in force for 30 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 14, 2019, 10:30 PM MDT (04:30 UTC)
Expired
Aug 14, 2019, 11:00 PM MDT
In force
30 min
Issued by
NWS Rapid City, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
2.0 in

Counties Campbell County, WY, Weston County, WY

The radar

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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 Aug 14, 5:28 PM MDT, 5 hours 2 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 5:28 PM MDT, 5 hours 2 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion For Western SD and Northeastern WY
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
528 PM MDT Wed Aug 14 2019

.DISCUSSION...(This Evening Through Wednesday)
Issued at 302 PM MDT Wed Aug 14 2019

Low amplitude ridging continues across the southwestern CONUS, with
west/northwest flow across the northern Plains. A weak wave is
pushing across south central SD, which triggered strong isolated
convection across the central Black Hills earlier this afternoon. A
much stronger wave is pushing across the northern Rockies and is
expected to cross the CWA later this evening through the overnight
hours. Surface high is sitting across the eastern Dakotas. Decent
theta E advection overnight will work with the approaching upper
wave, resulting in overnight convection again. CAMs have been
showing strong storms affection portions of northeast WY through
southwest SD in the late evening to early morning hours. Increasing
shear will result in some severe weather, mainly in the evening.
Next wave will push through Thursday morning into the early
afternoon...bringing an earlier start to the convection. Best
chances will be across western to central South Dakota,
transitioning eastward through the late afternoon hours. MLCAPE of
2000 J/kg and 40kt of wind shear will result in severe storm
potential, ending in the early evening as weak upper ridging begins
building in. The next wave is expected to push through late Thursday
night, which will bring another round of overnight
convection...persisting into the Friday morning daytime hours. A
drier pattern is expected toward the end of the week into early
next week as upper ridging strengthens across the central CONUS,
also bringing warmer temperatures.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS Through 00Z Thursday Evening)
Issued At 524 PM MDT Wed Aug 14 2019

Isolated TSRA early this evening over the Black Hills will become
isolated to scattered TSRA over northeast WY into western SD later
this evening through early Thursday morning. MVFR conditions are
expected in/near storms. A frontal boundary moves through Thursday
shifting winds to the northwest as well as bring local MVFR CIGS
behind it. Additional TSRA will develop Thursday afternoon.

&&

.UNR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...None.
WY...None.
&&

DISCUSSION...13
AVIATION...Helgeson
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 5:26 AM MDT, 17 hours 4 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
526 AM MDT Wed Aug 14 2019

SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058-
071-151300-
Harding-Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-
Northern Black Hills-Northern Foot Hills-Rapid City-
Southern Foot Hills-Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-
Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Fall River-
Oglala Lakota-Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-Tripp-
Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-Southern Meade Co Plains-
Hermosa Foot Hills-Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-
Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills-Weston-Northeastern Crook-
526 AM MDT Wed Aug 14 2019 /626 AM CDT Wed Aug 14 2019/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for western South Dakota and
northeastern Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms are expected today. Strong to severe
thunderstorms are expected late this afternoon and this evening,
mainly across northeast Wyoming and southwestern South Dakota.
Large hail, damaging winds, and heavy rain will be the main
concerns. An isolated tornado is also possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Showers and thunderstorms are expected Thursday and Friday,
mainly during the afternoon and evening hours. Strong to severe
storms are expected again on Thursday. A few stronger storms will
be possible on Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed today.

&&

Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check
our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 14, 9:03 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
903 PM MDT Wed Aug 14 2019

WYZ054-150330-
Northern Campbell WY-
903 PM MDT Wed Aug 14 2019

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHWESTERN CAMPBELL COUNTY...

At 902 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Spotted Horse, or 38 miles northwest of Gillette,
moving east at 45 mph.

Penny size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Spotted Horse and Recluse.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Seek safe shelter inside a building or vehicle until this storm has
passed.

&&

LAT...LON 4476 10548 4446 10572 4458 10601 4484 10602
      4485 10601
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 290DEG 38KT 4469 10599

JC
Local storm report, Aug 14, 9:19 PM MDT, 1 hour 11 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
919 PM MDT WED AUG 14 2019

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

0905 PM     HAIL             15 NNW ALVA             44.90N 104.56W
08/14/2019  E1.00 INCH       CROOK              WY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

TJG
Local storm report, Aug 14, 9:21 PM MDT, 1 hour 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
921 PM MDT WED AUG 14 2019

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

0915 PM     HAIL             12 NNW ALVA             44.85N 104.56W
08/14/2019  E1.00 INCH       CROOK              WY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

TJG
Local storm report, Aug 14, 10:27 PM MDT, 3 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 14, 9:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRButte, Lawrence61 min
Aug 14, 10:38 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRPennington37 min
Aug 14, 10:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRLawrence, Meade, Pennington11 min
Aug 14, 11:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRPennington35 min
Aug 14, 11:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRMeade, Pennington54 min
Aug 15, 1:04 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRFall River71 min
Aug 15, 2:12 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRFall River, Oglala Lakota36 min
Aug 15, 2:16 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRFall River44 min
Aug 15, 11:21 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRButte24 min
Aug 15, 1:27 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRHaakon18 min
Aug 14, 8:40 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRCrook65 min
Aug 14, 9:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRCampbell27 min
Aug 14, 9:19 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRCampbell56 min
Aug 14, 10:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRCampbell, Crook, Weston62 min
Aug 14, 11:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRWeston82 min
Aug 15, 12:44 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRWeston31 min
Aug 15, 1:30 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRCampbell, Weston60 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.