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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 36, NWS Aberdeen, SD

June 11, 20214 counties in South Dakota; Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 11, 2021, 5:49 AM CDT for 4 counties in South Dakota; Big Stone County, Traverse County, Minnesota. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 11, 2021, 5:49 AM CDT (10:49 UTC)
Expired
Jun 11, 2021, 6:22 AM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Big Stone County, MN, Traverse County, MN, Codington County, SD, Deuel County, SD, Grant County, SD, Roberts County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 155 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:50 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
Jun 11, 2:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 162 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 2021-06-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1337 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2021-06-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 42 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
1337 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-37 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2725 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
42 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
91 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.7

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The text

As transmitted.

255 
WUUS53 KABR 111049
SVRABR
MNC011-155-SDC029-039-051-109-111145-
/O.NEW.KABR.SV.W.0036.210611T1049Z-210611T1145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
549 AM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Traverse County in west central Minnesota...
  Big Stone County in west central Minnesota...
  Northern Deuel County in northeastern South Dakota...
  Roberts County in northeastern South Dakota...
  Grant County in northeastern South Dakota...
  Northeastern Codington County in northeastern South Dakota...

* Until 645 AM CDT.

* At 549 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Immanuel Church to near Bullhead Lake, moving
  southeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Strandburg and La Bolt around 555 AM CDT.
  Wheaton and Revillo around 605 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4522 9627 4525 9629 4527 9645 4497 9645
      4499 9721 4593 9718 4592 9625 4542 9624
      4541 9612 4518 9610
TIME...MOT...LOC 1049Z 301DEG 21KT 4596 9651 4497 9674 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Wise
1 follow-up statement
581 
WWUS53 KABR 111122
SVSABR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
622 AM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

MNC011-155-SDC029-039-051-109-111131-
/O.CAN.KABR.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-210611T1145Z/
Traverse MN-Big Stone MN-Deuel SD-Roberts SD-Grant SD-Codington SD-
622 AM CDT Fri Jun 11 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR TRAVERSE...BIG STONE...
NORTHERN DEUEL...ROBERTS...GRANT AND NORTHEASTERN CODINGTON COUNTIES
IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and have exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning has
been cancelled.  However gusty winds are still possible with these
thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for
west central Minnesota...and northeastern South Dakota.

LAT...LON 4522 9627 4525 9629 4527 9645 4497 9645
      4499 9721 4593 9718 4592 9625 4542 9624
      4541 9612 4518 9610
TIME...MOT...LOC 1120Z 301DEG 21KT 4587 9629 4488 9652 

$$

Wise

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 10, 11:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCorson39 min
Jun 11, 1:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCorson, Dewey43 min
Jun 11, 1:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRDewey, Jones, Stanley45 min
Jun 11, 1:47 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRWalworth43 min
Jun 11, 2:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABREdmunds, Faulk, McPherson, Potter, Walworth38 min
Jun 11, 2:54 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRFaulk, Potter, Sully36 min
Jun 11, 3:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCampbell, Edmunds, Faulk, McPherson, Potter, Walworth44 min
Jun 11, 3:23 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Hand, Spink52 min
Jun 11, 3:38 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBrown, Day, Edmunds, Faulk, McPherson, Marshall and 1 more52 min
Jun 11, 4:16 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBrown, Clark, Codington, Day, Grant, Marshall and 2 more44 min
Jun 11, 4:49 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRClark, Codington, Grant, Hamlin, Spink41 min
Jun 11, 5:02 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRClark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Marshall and 1 more43 min
Jun 11, 5:35 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCodington, Deuel, Hamlin40 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Dakota, 2021Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Minnesota, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

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.