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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 87, NWS Aberdeen, SD

August 7, 2021Brown County, McPherson County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2021, 7:05 PM CDT for Brown County, McPherson County, South Dakota. It was in force for 40 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 7, 2021, 7:05 PM CDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2021, 7:45 PM CDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Brown County, SD, McPherson County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 33 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 7, 7:20 PM CDTHAIL 16 Ene Wetonka, SD

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 89 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 2021-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2053 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 2021-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 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
2053 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1417 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
4.0

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The text

As transmitted.

946 
WUUS53 KABR 080005
SVRABR
SDC013-089-080045-
/O.NEW.KABR.SV.W.0087.210808T0005Z-210808T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
705 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Brown County in northeastern South Dakota...
  Southeastern McPherson County in north central South Dakota...

* Until 745 PM CDT.

* At 705 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Wetonka, or
  17 miles northwest of Aberdeen, moving northeast at 10 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  west central Brown and southeastern McPherson Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4560 9877 4567 9885 4579 9865 4567 9852
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 224DEG 10KT 4566 9871 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Wise
1 follow-up statement
290 
WWUS53 KABR 080021
SVSABR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
721 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

SDC089-080030-
/O.CAN.KABR.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-210808T0045Z/
McPherson SD-
721 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN MCPHERSON COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4567 9852 4561 9873 4574 9873 4579 9865
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 224DEG 10KT 4569 9867 

$$

SDC013-080045-
/O.CON.KABR.SV.W.0087.000000T0000Z-210808T0045Z/
Brown SD-
721 PM CDT Sat Aug 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL BROWN COUNTY...

At 720 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grassland
Colony, or 18 miles northwest of Aberdeen, moving northeast at 10
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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of west
central Brown County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4567 9852 4561 9873 4574 9873 4579 9865
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 224DEG 10KT 4569 9867 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Wise

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 7:26 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBrown49 min
Aug 7, 8:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRBrown36 min
Aug 7, 8:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRBrown27 min
Aug 7, 9:07 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRBrown23 min
Aug 7, 10:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRBrown36 min
Aug 7, 10:53 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRSpink37 min
Aug 7, 11:01 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBrown, Spink44 min
Aug 7, 11:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBrown, Clark, Day, Spink50 min
Aug 8, 12:56 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRClark49 min
Aug 8, 3:37 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningABRClark, Day5 hr
Aug 8, 5:02 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningABRClark, Codington, Grant4 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.