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Special Weather Statement, NWS Aberdeen, SD

August 14, 2021Brown County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this special weather statement at Aug 14, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT for Brown County, South Dakota. It was in force for 45 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: Aug 14, 2021, 5:30 PM CDT (22:30 UTC)
Expired: Aug 14, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Aberdeen, SD
Hail: 0.88 in
Wind: 50

County Brown County, SD

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 14, 2:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 14, 2:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 44 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 14, 4:33 AM CDT, 12 hours 57 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
433 AM CDT Sat Aug 14 2021

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-150945-
Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-
Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-
Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
433 AM CDT Sat Aug 14 2021 /333 AM MDT Sat Aug 14 2021/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Minnesota,
central South Dakota, north central South Dakota and northeast
South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A few showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon and
evening across central South Dakota, and again tonight into Sunday
morning across portions of northeastern South Dakota and west central
Minnesota.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Aug 14, 5:30 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
530 PM CDT Sat Aug 14 2021

SDZ006-142315-
Brown SD-
530 PM CDT Sat Aug 14 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of central Brown County
through 615 PM CDT...

At 529 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Westport, or 8 miles north of Aberdeen, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
  Columbia and Sand Lake Wildlife Refuge.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4551 9847 4559 9857 4578 9834 4563 9818
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 226DEG 15KT 4558 9846

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Mohr

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 14, 6:47 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Dewey, Walworth	43 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.