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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 20, 2020, 5:37 PM CDT for Brule County, South Dakota. It was in force for 53 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, 5:37 PM CDT (22:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2020, 6:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 53 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Brule County, SD
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 190 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 3:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 142 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.
- 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
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 Jun 20, 2:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 20, 2:47 PM CDT, 2 hours 50 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 247 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020 .SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Sunday) Issued at 246 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020 Challenging forecast for tonight into tomorrow with weak forcing across the region. At least partial clearing across South Dakota has lead to ample destabilization with 1500-2000 J/KG of CAPE west of the James River. Veering wind profile with speed shear mainly focused in the mid levels of the atmosphere leading to 25-30 knots of 0-6 km bulk shear late this afternoon, but as convection is expected to develop along a weak surface trough extending from eastern North Dakota into central South Dakota, 0-6 km bulk shear is expected to increase into the 35-40 knot range allowing for better organization. Tough to say how things will evolve this evening, with CAMs offering a variety of solutions based on organization to the west. Best chances for storms this evening appears to be across central South Dakota along the highway 14 corridor closer to the surface trough and upper level wave to the north. As convection spreads east, it should become less and less organized as instability and shear weakens, especially east of I-29. Low level warm air advection lingers east of I-29 through the overnight hours, but instability is very conditional on low level saturation. Have dry forecast after 06Z, but if low level saturation persists, the potential for an isolated shower exists. Surface trough across central South Dakota across central South Dakota is expected to inch eastward on Sunday. Airmass ahead of the boundary becomes increasingly unstable with surface heating. Veering wind profile, but wind shear is a bit weaker with 25-30 knots of 0-6 km. With weaker shear, expect storms to struggle to organize. Instability is a bit greater than today, so could see storms periodically pulse up to severe levels. West of the trough, it is possible to get an elevated storm or two with only weakly capped environment. Corfidi vectors are fairly short, and with precipitable water values approaching 1.5 inches (90 percent of moving average) east of the surface boundary, slow moving storms could produce heavy rainfall. .LONG TERM...(Sunday Night through Saturday) Issued at 246 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020 Cyclonic flow aloft continues across the western Great Lakes region into Monday leading to below normal temperatures and additional chances of showers and thunderstorms as short waves rotate into the region. Instability and shear should keep storms in the non-severe range. Temperatures warm midweek back to climatological norms with relatively quiet conditions. Another shortwave trough works through the Northern Plains Thursday into Friday creating additional chances for storms and severe weather. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Sunday afternoon) Issued at 1248 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020 VFR conditions should prevail through the period. Scattered cumulus deck across the area should raise through the afternoon hours. Could see convection after 00Z Sunday along and west of the James. Have added a tempo group for KHON TAF, but confidence is not as high on impact or timing further east. Additional showers and thunderstorms are possible Sunday, but mainly after 18Z. && .FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...NONE. MN...NONE. IA...NONE. NE...NONE. && SHORT TERM...BT LONG TERM...BT AVIATION...BT
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 20, 3:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 330 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020 SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>061-063>065-068-069-211045- Beadle-Kingsbury-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Brule-Aurora-Davison- Hanson-McCook-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Bon Homme-Yankton- 330 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota, east central South Dakota, south central South Dakota and southeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Scattered thunderstorms will develop mid to late afternoon across central South Dakota, and move toward the James River areas during the evening. A few storms could produce hail to ping-pong ball size and winds to 70 mph from very late afternoon through the evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Scattered thunderstorms will develop during the later afternoon and early evening hours on Sunday. An isolated severe storm is possible with hail to half-dollar size and winds to 60 mph. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed between 6 pm and 11 pm. IAZ001>003-014-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-SDZ040-055-056-062- 066-067-211045- Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Clay-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson- Pipestone-Rock-Brookings-Lake-Moody-Minnehaha-Turner- 330 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, east central South Dakota and southeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A few thunderstorms are possible tonight, but the probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorms will develop again mid to late afternoon Sunday, especially from around Interstate 90 and south. A few storms could become severe through the early evening with large hail to ping-pong ball size and damaging wind to 70 mph. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. IAZ012-013-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-SDZ070-071-211045- Sioux-O'Brien-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Dixon- Dakota-Clay-Union- 330 PM CDT Sat Jun 20 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa, west central Iowa, northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. A few thunderstorms are possible tonight, but the probability for widespread hazardous weather is low. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. A few thunderstorms during the morning could produce brief heavy rainfall or even some small hail, but a more significant threat for severe storms will evolve by late afternoon and evening. Scattered thunderstorms will develop rapidly between 4 and 7 pm, some of which will become severe with large hail to hen egg size and winds to 70 mph. Thunderstorms should taper off in intensity toward midnight. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 20, 12:37 PM CDT, 5 hours before
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Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 6:14 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule | 46 min |
| Jun 20, 6:23 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule | 52 min |
| Jun 20, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule, Charles Mix, Gregory | 49 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.