Alert archive / South Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2021
Tornado Warning 15, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this tornado warning at Oct 9, 2021, 5:47 PM CDT for Day County, Marshall County, Roberts County, South Dakota. It was in force for 28 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
- Oct 9, 2021, 5:47 PM CDT (22:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 9, 2021, 6:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Aberdeen, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Day County, SD, Marshall County, SD, Roberts County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:48 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -89 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 37 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 200 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
370
WFUS53 KABR 092247
TORABR
SDC037-091-109-092315-
/O.NEW.KABR.TO.W.0015.211009T2247Z-211009T2315Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
547 PM CDT Sat Oct 9 2021
The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
West central Roberts County in northeastern South Dakota...
Northeastern Day County in northeastern South Dakota...
Eastern Marshall County in northeastern South Dakota...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 547 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Eden, or 18 miles west of Sisseton, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Roy Lake Rec Area and Buffalo Lakes around 555 PM CDT.
Lake City, Red Iron Housing and Clear Lake Rec Area around 600 PM
CDT.
Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Sica Hollow State Park, Long Hollow Housing and Hillhead.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4545 9737 4555 9745 4569 9767 4589 9741
4579 9716 4556 9712
TIME...MOT...LOC 2247Z 217DEG 22KT 4564 9742
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Connelly1 follow-up statement
442
WWUS53 KABR 092259
SVSABR
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
559 PM CDT Sat Oct 9 2021
SDC037-091-109-092315-
/O.CON.KABR.TO.W.0015.000000T0000Z-211009T2315Z/
Roberts SD-Day SD-Marshall SD-
559 PM CDT Sat Oct 9 2021
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM CDT FOR WEST
CENTRAL ROBERTS...NORTHEASTERN DAY AND EASTERN MARSHALL COUNTIES...
At 558 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Clear Lake Rec Area, or 15 miles west of Sisseton,
moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Sica Hollow State Park, Long Hollow Housing and Hillhead.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4553 9730 4561 9738 4575 9760 4589 9741
4579 9716 4557 9712
TIME...MOT...LOC 2258Z 217DEG 22KT 4570 9736
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
ConnellyThe office that day
Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 12:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Jones, Lyman | 27 min |
| Oct 9, 1:57 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Lyman | 33 min |
| Oct 9, 4:10 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Brown, Spink | 35 min |
| Oct 9, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Brown | 15 min |
| Oct 9, 4:33 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Hamlin, Spink | 42 min |
| Oct 9, 4:33 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Brown, Day, Spink | 27 min |
| Oct 9, 4:57 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Brown, Day, Marshall | 18 min |
| Oct 9, 5:16 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Day, Marshall | 29 min |
| Oct 9, 5:17 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Brown, Day, Marshall | 28 min |
| Oct 9, 5:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Grant, Hamlin and 2 more | 57 min |
| Oct 9, 5:44 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Brown, Marshall | 31 min |
| Oct 9, 6:07 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Day, Roberts | 23 min |
| Oct 9, 6:14 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Marshall, Roberts | 31 min |
| Oct 9, 6:15 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Codington, Day, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Marshall and 1 more | 60 min |
| Oct 9, 6:28 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | ABR | Roberts | 21 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.