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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

July 7, 20205 counties in South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 7, 2020, 1:45 AM CDT for 5 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 45 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 7, 2020, 1:45 AM CDT (06:45 UTC)
Expired
Jul 7, 2020, 2:30 AM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Bon Homme County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Gregory County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:44 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 6, 10:47 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC4 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 6.8 hours before the alert went out and 297 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2020-07-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 450 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2020-07-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -10 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
450 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-162 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2603 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 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 Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 6, 11:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 6, 11:33 PM CDT, 2 hours 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1133 PM CDT Mon Jul 6 2020

.UPDATE...
Issued at 1130 PM CDT Mon Jul 6 2020

Areas west and south of Mitchell SD have seen an increase in
strong thunderstorms over the past couple hours. Thunderstorms in
this region will become more widespread as a LLJ continues to
feed warm moist air into updrafts. PWs are in excess of 1.75
inches, and cells repeatedly forming along slow-moving boundary
will bring the threat of localized flash flooding. The strongest
storms should transition from being a hail threat to becoming a
wind threat as a shortwave ushers the linear MCS currently over
central SD eastward. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch covers these
threats through the early morning hours.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Tuesday)
Issued at 231 PM CDT Mon Jul 6 2020

An axis of instability is in place over eastern SD into southwest MN
and will likely spark scattered thunderstorms into early evening.
The environment is not great in this area, but CAPE values around
2000 J/kg and deeper shear values about 20 knots do support some
short lived strong updrafts. Shear values will increase into the
evening as a wave and associated jet max approach from the west.
This could help provide a little extra shear late afternoon and
early evening for some of these updrafts to become a little
stronger. The main concerns will be hail to golf ball size and wind
gusts to 60 mph. DCAPE only running about 900 to 1000 J/kg so not a
great wind environment. A potentially better threat for severe
weather is more likely after about 3z as the wave from far western
ND/SD moves into the area and brings a stronger increase in shear.
Model soundings and a few CAM runs do indicate the potential for a
linear system and with close to 45 knots of deep shear and about 30
knots of sfc to 3 km shear strong winds will be a threat. Any part
of the line that races east will need to be watched for meso vortex
couplets which could produce some enhanced winds.

Showers and thunderstorms will remain possible into Tuesday morning
but the threat for severe is quite a bit lower, especially if a more
organized line develops overnight. Shortwave ridging is also
expected to develop which will aid in suppressing thunderstorm
potential. Otherwise it should be warm and humid with highs in the
80s and a few 90s south of I-90.

.LONG TERM...(Tuesday Night through Monday)
Issued at 231 PM CDT Mon Jul 6 2020

Tuesday night into Wednesday morning deepening low pressure over
southern Canada will swing a trough northeastward across the Western
High Plains. This should keep most of the activity to the northwest
of the area. Warm southerly flow will see humid and very warm
conditions with overnight lows only falling into the mid 70s in many
locations. By Wednesday afternoon and evening what appears to be
strong heating as well as an incoming boundary and fairly nice
shortwave to the north should allow our next round of severe and
heavy rain potential. Highs Wednesday about 85 to 95.

The pattern turns to northwest flow as this wave passes on Wednesday
night but right now it still looks to remain somewhat active. Chance
for widespread severe weather likely a little lower but definitely
not looking at any extended periods of dry weather. The good news is
most locations will see highs in the 80s to lower 90s and seasonally
humid.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Tuesday night)
Issued at 1130 PM CDT Mon Jul 6 2020

Thunderstorms are likely overnight for all TAF sites. Timing will
vary based on longitude, with the line of thunderstorms moving
eastward throughout the night. Abundant lightning is expected with
all storms, and strong surface gusts in excess of 50 kt are
possible as the line moves through. Additionally, heavy rain
could briefly reduce visibility.

&&

.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...NONE.
MN...NONE.
IA...NONE.
NE...NONE.
&&

UPDATE...VandenBoogart
SHORT TERM...08
LONG TERM...08
AVIATION...VandenBoogart
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 6, 5:24 AM CDT, 20 hours 21 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
524 AM CDT Mon Jul 6 2020

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-071030-
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-
Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-
Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-
Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-
Union-
524 AM CDT Mon Jul 6 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa, west central
Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, central South
Dakota, east central South Dakota, south central South Dakota and
southeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Thunderstorms are possible this morning. A few of the stronger storms
may produce gusty winds to 50 mph. Additional thunderstorms are
expected after 2 PM this afternoon. Some of these storms may produce
hail to the size of half dollars, and wind gusts to 65 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Heat index values are expected to climb into the 90s each afternoon
this week.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed after 2 pm today.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 6, 10:51 PM CDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1051 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2020

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

1023 PM     HAIL             1 N CORSICA             43.44N 98.41W
07/06/2020  M1.25 INCH       DOUGLAS            SD   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            RECEIVED REPORT FROM LAW ENFORCEMENT, TIME
            ESTIMATED FROM RADAR.

&&

AT
Local storm report, Jul 6, 10:55 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1055 PM CDT MON JUL 6 2020

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

1045 PM     HAIL             4 ENE KIMBALL           43.76N 98.88W
07/06/2020  M0.70 INCH       BRULE              SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 6, 10:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDDouglas24 min
Jul 6, 10:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDAurora, Brule34 min
Jul 6, 10:46 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCharles Mix, Douglas44 min
Jul 6, 11:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDAurora, Douglas40 min
Jul 6, 11:35 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDAurora, Brule25 min
Jul 6, 11:45 PM CDTFlash Flood WatchFSDAurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas and 3 more5 hr
Jul 7, 12:26 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDAurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas5 hr
Jul 7, 12:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBrule, Charles Mix, Gregory47 min
Jul 7, 1:06 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDBon Homme, Charles Mix, Hutchinson4 hr
Jul 7, 1:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDAurora, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas, Gregory39 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.