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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 95, NWS Aberdeen, SD

July 2, 2020Dewey County, Potter County, Walworth County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2020, 6:46 PM MDT for Dewey County, Potter County, Walworth County, South Dakota. It was in force for 44 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
Jul 2, 2020, 6:46 PM MDT (00:46 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2020, 7:30 PM MDT
In force
44 min
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Dewey County, SD, Potter County, SD, Walworth County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 149 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:46 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
Jul 2, 1:15 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 152 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 2020-07-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1949 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 2020-07-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -32 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
1949 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-83 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1823 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
99 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 Jul 2, 5:26 PM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 5:26 PM MDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 3:14 AM MDT, 15 hours 32 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
414 AM CDT Thu Jul 2 2020

SDZ003-004-009-015-016-033>035-045-048-030915-
Corson-Campbell-Walworth-Dewey-Potter-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Jones-
Lyman-
414 AM CDT Thu Jul 2 2020 /314 AM MDT Thu Jul 2 2020/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota and
north central South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Strong to severe storms will be possible late this afternoon through
this evening. Some storms may be capable of producing golf ball size
hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Additional afternoon and nighttime thunderstorms are possible Friday
through early next week. Some storms on Friday and Saturday could
become strong to severe.

.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.

SDZ005-006-010-017>019-036-037-051-030915-
McPherson-Brown-Edmunds-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Hyde-Hand-Buffalo-
414 AM CDT Thu Jul 2 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Thunderstorms will be possible tonight. While severe weather is not
expected, some storms could produce small hail and gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Additional afternoon and nighttime thunderstorms are possible Friday
through early next week. Some storms on Friday and Saturday could
become strong to severe.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-020>023-030915-
Traverse-Big Stone-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-
414 AM CDT Thu Jul 2 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Additional afternoon and nighttime thunderstorms are possible Friday
through early next week. Some storms on Friday and Saturday could
become strong to severe.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

SD

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 2, 6:23 PM MDT, 23 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 2, 6:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABRCampbell40 min
Jul 2, 7:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRDewey, Hughes, Potter, Stanley, Sully38 min
Jul 2, 7:33 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRHughes, Stanley, Sully42 min
Jul 2, 7:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRJones, Stanley53 min
Jul 2, 8:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABRHughes, Hyde, Sully42 min
Jul 2, 8:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRLyman, Stanley44 min
Jul 2, 8:29 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRJones, Lyman, Stanley46 min
Jul 2, 8:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABRBuffalo, Hyde42 min
Jul 2, 9:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABRLyman56 min
Jul 2, 9:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRHand, Hyde26 min
Jul 3, 3:43 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABRCorson47 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.