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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 90, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 26, 2020Kingsbury County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2020, 12:08 AM CDT for Kingsbury County, South Dakota. It was in force for 19 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 26, 2020, 12:08 AM CDT (05:08 UTC)
Expired
Jun 26, 2020, 12:27 AM CDT
In force
19 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Kingsbury County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:10 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 Jun 25, 11:35 PM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 25, 11:35 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 25, 2:26 PM CDT, 9 hours 42 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
226 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2020

SDZ038>040-050-052>055-057>061-063>065-068-261000-
Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Brule-
Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-
Bon Homme-
226 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 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.

Thunderstorms are expected to develop later this afternoon across
central South Dakota and move eastward into the evening. Some of
these storms may be severe with large hail up to 2 inches in diameter
and damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible. While the chances are
low, an isolated tornado cannot be ruled out.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed after 5 pm today.

IAZ001-012-MNZ071-072-080-089-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ056-062-066-067-
069>071-261000-
Lyon-Sioux-Lincoln-Murray-Nobles-Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Moody-
Minnehaha-Turner-Yankton-Clay-Union-
226 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2020

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Thunderstorms are expected to develop across central South Dakota
later this afternoon and move toward the I-29 corridor by mid to late
evening. Some of these storms may be strong to severe with large hail
to the size of quarters and wind gusts to around 60 mph possible.

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

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed after 9 pm this evening.

IAZ002-003-013-014-020>022-031-032-MNZ081-090-NEZ014-261000-
Osceola-Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista-
Woodbury-Ida-Cottonwood-Jackson-Dakota-
226 PM CDT Thu Jun 25 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa, west central
Iowa, southwest Minnesota and northeast Nebraska.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Thunderstorms will move in from the west late this evening into the
overnight hours. While storms are expected to be decreasing in
intensity by this time, a stronger storm or two is possible with wind
gusts to around 60 mph and small hail possible.

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

Additional thunderstorms may be possible on Friday depending on the
timing of a frontal passage. The severe weather risk currently
appears low.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 25, 6:10 PM CDT, 5 hours 58 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 25, 7:01 PM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 25, 11:21 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDBeadle, Kingsbury6 hr
Jun 26, 1:19 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDKingsbury4 hr
Jun 26, 2:31 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDBeadle2 hr
Jun 26, 4:59 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningFSDBeadle, Kingsbury9 hr
Jun 26, 2:02 PM CDTAreal Flood WarningFSDBeadle, Kingsbury12 hr

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.