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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Rapid City, SD
NWS Rapid City, SD issued this tornado warning at Jul 20, 2020, 4:48 PM MDT for Bennett County, South Dakota. It was in force for 42 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 20, 2020, 4:48 PM MDT (22:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 20, 2020, 5:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Rapid City, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 2.5 in
County Bennett County, SD
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 12:13 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 138 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
- 89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -242 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1354 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 79 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 120 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this tornado warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this tornado warning went out at Jul 20, 2:13 PM MDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 2:13 PM MDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion For Western SD and Northeastern WY National Weather Service Rapid City SD 213 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020 .DISCUSSION...(This Evening Through Monday) Issued at 155 PM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020 Water vapor shows robust upper trof crossing the Northern Plains. Morning/early afternoon convection that prompted warning across northwest SD has pushed east and out of our cfwa, with outflow boundary/front now pushing into southwest/south central SD. Additional storms are firing from Weston County WY into the Black Hills and southwest SD. Special 19Z raob still reveals very unstable conditions with plenty of shear along and behind of the outflow boundary/front. Rest of this afternoon/evening, still expecting to see an uptick in storms and severe potential from around the Black Hills through southwest/south central SD. Storms should be less prominent further north. Current watch looks good, although there is some potential we may need extend the watch into the early evening hours over south central SD. Most activity should be done by mid/late evening. Some diurnally driven activity expected Tuesday, mainly in our southwestern zones, but the threats for severe storms is low. Temps should be near average with northerly winds and relatively low dewpoints. Short wave ridge will cross the region on Wednesday into Thursday for warmer temps back into the 90s on the plains, with a chance of mainly afternoon/evening storms. Southwest flow aloft will continue through the weekend for above average temps and daily chances for storms. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS Through 18Z Tuesday) Issued At 1137 AM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020 Strong to severe storms expected across western/central SD through early evening before shifting east. Large hail and damaging winds are expected with the severe storms. IFR conditions expected in stronger storms. Mainly VFR conditions expected across northeast WY, and outside of any storms over western/central SD. && .UNR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...None. WY...None. && DISCUSSION...Johnson AVIATION...Johnson
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 3:54 AM MDT, 12 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Rapid City SD 354 AM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020 SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-211300- Harding-Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach- Northern Black Hills-Northern Foot Hills-Rapid City- Southern Foot Hills-Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills- Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Fall River- Oglala Lakota-Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-Tripp- Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-Southern Meade Co Plains- Hermosa Foot Hills- 354 AM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020 /454 AM CDT Mon Jul 20 2020/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwestern South Dakota...south central South Dakota...southwestern South Dakota...and the Black Hills of South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Thunderstorms will continue through this morning, then intensify in the afternoon. Some storms may be severe in the afternoon and evening, with large hail and damaging winds. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Isolated storms will be possible each day through the rest of the week. A few storms may be strong or severe each day. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity WYZ054>058-071-211300- Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-Western Crook- Wyoming Black Hills-Weston-Northeastern Crook- 354 AM MDT Mon Jul 20 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northeast Wyoming...and the Black Hills of Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and early evening. A few storms may be strong or severe. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Isolated storms will be possible each day through the rest of the week. A few storms may be strong or severe each day. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity
In the hours before
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Everything else NWS Rapid City, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Jul 19, 6:31 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Custer, Lawrence, Pennington | 59 min |
| Jul 19, 7:35 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Butte | 40 min |
| Jul 19, 8:52 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Butte | 38 min |
| Jul 19, 9:13 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Bennett | 17 min |
| Jul 19, 9:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Jackson | 40 min |
| Jul 20, 10:14 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Perkins | 46 min |
| Jul 20, 10:35 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Perkins | 25 min |
| Jul 20, 10:42 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Meade, Perkins, Ziebach | 48 min |
| Jul 20, 10:52 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Meade | 38 min |
| Jul 20, 10:53 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Meade, Ziebach | 67 min |
| Jul 20, 11:15 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Meade, Ziebach | 60 min |
| Jul 20, 11:44 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Haakon, Meade, Ziebach | 61 min |
| Jul 20, 2:01 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Custer | 44 min |
| Jul 20, 2:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Pennington | 46 min |
| Jul 20, 2:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Custer | 50 min |
| Jul 20, 2:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Meade | 32 min |
| Jul 20, 2:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Custer, Pennington | 48 min |
| Jul 20, 2:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Jackson, Mellette | 63 min |
| Jul 20, 2:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Pennington | 48 min |
| Jul 20, 3:01 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Custer, Oglala Lakota, Pennington | 44 min |
| Jul 20, 3:23 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Pennington | 52 min |
| Jul 20, 3:49 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Meade | 19 min |
| Jul 20, 3:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Jackson | 65 min |
| Jul 20, 4:00 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Mellette, Todd | 39 min |
| Jul 20, 4:07 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Bennett, Jackson, Oglala Lakota | 53 min |
| Jul 20, 5:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Bennett, Jackson, Mellette, Todd | 63 min |
| Jul 19, 7:11 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Crook | 34 min |
| Jul 19, 10:23 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Campbell, Crook | 53 min |
| Jul 19, 11:33 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Campbell | 57 min |
| Jul 20, 12:26 AM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Campbell | 64 min |
| Jul 20, 1:28 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Campbell | 47 min |
| Jul 20, 3:51 AM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Weston | 39 min |
| Jul 20, 12:55 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Weston | 20 min |
| Jul 20, 3:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Weston | 17 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.