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Tornado Warning 6, NWS Aberdeen, SD

August 23, 2021Corson County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this tornado warning at Aug 23, 2021, 8:39 PM MDT for Corson County, South Dakota. It was in force for 25 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 23, 2021, 8:39 PM MDT (02:39 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2021, 9:04 PM MDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Corson County, SD

The radar

The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 121 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 23, 8:52 PM MDTTSTM WND GST 606 Ssw Little Eagle, SD

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

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 2.7 hours before the alert went out and 121 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2021-08-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 16 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2021-08-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 180 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
16 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-172 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2391 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
180 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
508 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

739 
WFUS53 KABR 240239
TORABR
SDC031-240315-
/O.NEW.KABR.TO.W.0006.210824T0239Z-210824T0315Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
839 PM MDT Mon Aug 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Corson County in north central South Dakota...

* Until 915 PM MDT.
    
* At 839 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Little Eagle, or 10 miles south of Mclaughlin,
  moving east at 35 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...
  Little Eagle around 845 PM MDT.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Mahto and Wakpala.

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 4556 10093 4573 10100 4588 10043 4575 10040
      4562 10043
TIME...MOT...LOC 0239Z 257DEG 31KT 4566 10088 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

TDK
1 follow-up statement
283 
WWUS53 KABR 240304
SVSABR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
904 PM MDT Mon Aug 23 2021

SDC031-240314-
/O.CAN.KABR.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-210824T0315Z/
Corson SD-
904 PM MDT Mon Aug 23 2021

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CORSON COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 4556 10093 4573 10100 4588 10043 4575 10040
      4562 10043
TIME...MOT...LOC 0302Z 257DEG 31KT 4571 10058 

$$

TDK

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 23, 6:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRDewey48 min
Aug 23, 7:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCorson48 min
Aug 23, 8:13 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCorson, Dewey47 min
Aug 23, 9:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCampbell, Corson, Dewey, Walworth59 min
Aug 23, 9:17 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRDewey, Potter, Walworth43 min
Aug 23, 9:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABRCampbell30 min
Aug 23, 9:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRDewey, Potter, Walworth64 min
Aug 23, 10:02 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABRCampbell43 min
Aug 23, 10:51 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABRFaulk, Potter54 min
Aug 23, 11:01 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBrown, Edmunds, McPherson59 min
Aug 23, 11:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABRBrown, Day, Marshall64 min
Aug 24, 12:05 AM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBrown, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, Spink55 min
Aug 24, 1:52 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABRGrant68 min
Aug 24, 5:06 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABRDay, Roberts24 min
Aug 24, 5:50 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABRGrant25 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.