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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 82, NWS Aberdeen, SD

June 20, 2020Brown County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2020, 5:51 PM CDT for Brown 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
Jun 20, 2020, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC)
Expired
Jun 20, 2020, 6:15 PM CDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Brown County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 16 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 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
Jun 20, 3:20 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 77 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 2020-06-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 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 12:00Z on 2020-06-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 99 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-146 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1544 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
99 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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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 Jun 20, 2:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 2:09 PM CDT, 3 hours 42 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
209 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020

.SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Sunday Night)
Issued at 209 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020

An upper trough will dig into the region this evening. The shortwave
energy embedded in the trough will interact with a weak sfc front
across the central Dakotas to force some showers and thunderstorms.
Shear is still not that impressive - generally less than 30kts, but
with low temps aloft and no cap multicell storms have already begun
to form this afternoon between the Missouri River and the James
Valley. As the trough lowers heights/temps aloft, 50 dbz height for
severe hail will also lower. Looking for hail and wind to be the
main threats through the evening.

The big question is whether there has been enough heating across the
east to initiate convection. Morning was full of showers and clouds
and many areas haven't even hit their convective temps. Best chances
this afternoon may be where CU has formed along the Missouri River,
and then with the sfc front/trough as it moves east.

Sunday still looks unsettled with continuous cloud cover and showers
as more shortwaves move through. The marginal risk currently over
the region may be overdone. More than half of the models are
indicating significantly cooler temperatures with some not even
putting northern SD in the 70s. Went middle of the road for the new
forecast keeping most places in the low to mid 70s for highs.

.LONG TERM...(Monday through Saturday)
Issued at 209 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020

The period starts out with upper level low pressure mainly over
western Ontario.  Shortwave energy off this low could lead to a few
showers and thunderstorms Monday.  Northwest/westerly flow dominates
the period otherwise as upper level riding nudges its way into and
through the the region mid-week.  Other then the potential for
isolated showers and thunderstorms in the eastern third of the
forecast area, conditions should be mostly dry Monday night through
the day Thursday.  Models then hint at a potentially intense trough
crossing through the region off Canadian low pressure towards the
end of the workweek. The EC is presently the most bullish and most
amplified while bringing it through Thursday night.  Of course, with
little model agreement at this point other than 'there will likely
be Canadian low pressure and associated troughing affecting the
region sometime towards the end of the week', timing and strength
are still very much in question. Just something to maintain an eye
on for now.

With average highs for this time of year within a couple degrees of
80, temperatures through the period look to be pleasant.  Highs
Monday and Tuesday will be seasonably below average (low to mid
70s), while highs for Wednesday and Thursday look to be be within a
few degrees of average.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Sunday Afternoon)
Issued at 1224 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020

Terminals KABR,KATY,KPIR,KMBG

VFR conditions are expected through the period except in
thunderstorms. Showers and thunderstorms will develop this
afternoon near KMBG and KABR and then move east through the
evening. Some may contain hail or strong, gusty winds.

&&

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

SHORT TERM...Wise
LONG TERM...Telken
AVIATION...Wise
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 4:25 AM CDT, 13 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
425 AM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-210930-
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-
425 AM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020 /325 AM MDT Sat Jun 20 2020/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected by mid afternoon across central
South Dakota, moving east-southeast across eastern South Dakota into
the early evening hours. Severe storms are possible, with large hail
and strong winds being the main threats.

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

Thunderstorms are expected across the area again Sunday into Sunday
night. Strong storms are possible across northeast South Dakota and
west central Minnesota, with hail and gusty winds.

.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.

TMT

In the hours before

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 20, 2:48 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRHughes42 min
Jun 20, 2:52 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRCampbell38 min
Jun 20, 2:55 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCampbell35 min
Jun 20, 3:03 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRHughes, Hyde, Sully16 min
Jun 20, 3:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRHughes28 min
Jun 20, 3:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRBrown48 min
Jun 20, 3:37 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRMcPherson38 min
Jun 20, 4:28 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRBrown47 min
Jun 20, 5:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Lyman36 min
Jun 20, 5:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Lyman28 min
Jun 20, 6:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Lyman44 min
Jun 20, 6:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBrown, Spink27 min
Jun 20, 6:41 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBrown, Day, Marshall49 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.