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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 208, NWS Aberdeen, SD

August 9, 2020Hand County, Spink County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2020, 1:46 AM CDT for Hand County, Spink County, South Dakota. It was in force for 24 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 9, 2020, 1:46 AM CDT (06:46 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2020, 2:10 AM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Hand County, SD, Spink County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:47 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
Aug 8, 10:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 28 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 00:00Z on 2020-08-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 709 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2020-08-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 67 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
709 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-292 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1848 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
36 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
67 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
48 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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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 Aug 8, 8:18 PM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 8, 8:18 PM CDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
818 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2020

.UPDATE...
Issued at 811 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2020

So far a quiet evening, but CAMS are rather consistent with
development in the next few hours of convection in the vicinity of
the boundary. GOES16 shows some cooling of mid level clouds
overhead indicative of steepening lapse rates aloft with the approach
of the shortwave, suggesting we will see elevated convection
develop shortly.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Sunday Night)
Issued at 251 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2020

Convection is again the main issue to deal with in the extended.
Today's convection has to some degree helped push main synoptic
boundary further south and east than earlier forecast. By this
evening it should loosely extend from central MN, southwest into
north central NE. Behind the front, much drier LL air has invaded
most of the CWA. However, as we head into the overnight hours expect
some of the LLM to the south to gradually edge back up into the
area. S/W energy coming out of the High Plains of western NE is
expected to light up convection along the front this evening. That
convection is expected to head northeast and feed off the high
amounts of instability that will exist, especially over southern SD.
Deep layer shear remains somewhat on the low side, but perhaps
enough for some organization of storms, with clusters and lines
expected to develop this evening. Once those develop, wind will
become the main threat into the dark hours over mainly the eastern
CWA along vcnty of frontal boundary. Before that, any single cells
could produce large hail, and perhaps even a tornado if a cell can
hook up with the main boundary, or an old outflow.  Showers and
storms may linger into Sunday morning, but then another cold front
will be heading south into the region by late afternoon. Storms are
progged to develop by mid to late afternoon, and then shift off to
the southeast in the evening. Deep layer shear does increase some by
late Sunday and that should combine with moderate to strong
instability in helping create some strong/severe convection. Sunday
night will bring cooler temperatures and drier air that should stick
around through Monday.

.LONG TERM...(Monday through Saturday)
Issued at 251 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2020

The long term begins on Monday with a broad upper level trough and
surface high pressure over the region with dry, and cooler
conditions for the CWA. Dew points on Monday will likely drop into
the 40s and low 50s. As the surface high and upper level trough
pushes east, return flow will develop over western SD with showers
and thunderstorms possible. Additional storms are possible midweek
and as a weak mid-level ridge and EML moves northward.

A broad upper level trough over the Pac NW will slowly progress
eastward later this week and through the weekend. A surface low
pressure and associated frontal boundary will also slowly push
eastward, bringing several rounds of showers and thunderstorms.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 00Z TAFS through 00Z Sunday Evening)
Issued at 644 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2020

Terminals KABR,KATY,KPIR,KMBG

Difficult to ascertain who is at risk for thunderstorms tonight,
but it looks like the KATY terminal has the highest probability.
Otherwise with the boundary stalled across the CWA, and high
humidity on the south side, there may be some fog development near
the boundary; as well as just outside of, or directly after
thunderstorms move through.

***Construction to improve taxiways at both KABR/KPIR terminals
may cause an occasional temporary visibility reduction due
to blowing dust (bldu), mainly during daytime hours UFN.

&&

.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...None.
MN...None.
&&

UPDATE...Connelly
SHORT TERM...TDK
LONG TERM...SD
AVIATION...Connelly
Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 8, 12:41 PM CDT, 13 hours 5 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
1241 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2020

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-091745-
Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-
Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-
Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
1241 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2020 /1141 AM MDT Sat Aug 8 2020/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Strong to severe storms are possible across the region, mainly during
the evening hours. The main threat should be strong winds with
clusters and lines of storms in the evening, and possibly into the
overnight hours. Other isolated storms could produce large hail, but
the main threat remains strong winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Sunday the potential for storms lingers, mostly in far eastern SD
along the I29 corridor.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be requested. Weather spotters are encouraged
to submit reports to the National Weather Service in Aberdeen. The
public can submit reports on our web page, Facebook page, or our
Twitter feed.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 8, 10:20 PM CDT, 3 hours 26 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
1020 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2020

SDZ045-048-090400-
Lyman SD-Jones SD-
1020 PM CDT Sat Aug 8 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR JONES AND NORTHWESTERN LYMAN
COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 PM CDT...

At 1019 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 8 miles southeast of Midland to near Okaton to
near Cedar Butte. Movement was northeast at 40 mph.

Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph will be possible with these storms.

Locations impacted include...
Murdo, Vivian, Draper, Okaton and Westover.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
central South Dakota.

LAT...LON 4374 10037 4372 10042 4374 10055 4377 10058
      4371 10073 4374 10075 4372 10079 4376 10081
      4376 10084 4383 10093 4381 10095 4385 10099
      4386 10106 4405 10104 4417 10059 4417 10037
      4419 10037 4419 10030 4404 10026 4370 10029
TIME...MOT...LOC 0319Z 242DEG 37KT 4397 10106 4382 10092 4359 10094

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 8, 10:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRJones40 min
Aug 8, 11:22 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRLyman38 min
Aug 9, 12:01 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRBuffalo29 min
Aug 9, 12:29 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Lyman46 min
Aug 9, 1:07 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Hand, Hyde38 min
Aug 9, 2:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRClark, Codington, Hamlin17 min
Aug 9, 2:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRDeuel, Grant, Hamlin41 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Dakota, 2020Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2020

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.