Alert archive / South Dakota / Tornado Warnings in 2021

Tornado Warning 7, NWS Aberdeen, SD

August 28, 2021Grant County, Roberts County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this tornado warning at Aug 28, 2021, 8:50 AM CDT for Grant County, Roberts County, South Dakota. It was in force for 25 min. 2 reports 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 28, 2021, 8:50 AM CDT (13:50 UTC)
Expired
Aug 28, 2021, 9:15 AM CDT
In force
25 min
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.25 in

Counties Grant County, SD, Roberts County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 28, 9:15 AM CDTHAIL 2.53 Nw Milbank, SDRELAYED THROUGH GRANT CO EM.
Aug 28, 9:19 AM CDTHAIL 1.75Milbank, SD

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

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 28, 7:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 122 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 9 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2021-08-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
9 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-334 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1540 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
558 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

343 
WFUS53 KABR 281350
TORABR
SDC051-109-281415-
/O.NEW.KABR.TO.W.0007.210828T1350Z-210828T1415Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
850 AM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Roberts County in northeastern South Dakota...
  Northern Grant County in northeastern South Dakota...

* Until 915 AM CDT.
    
* At 850 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Marvin, or 17 miles west of Milbank, moving east
  at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail.

  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...
  Marvin around 855 AM CDT.
  Twin Brooks around 905 AM CDT.
  Corona around 910 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include
Milbank.

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 4515 9701 4515 9707 4525 9712 4540 9668
      4522 9656
TIME...MOT...LOC 1350Z 252DEG 37KT 4522 9698 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

$$

Lueck
1 follow-up statement
894 
WWUS53 KABR 281404
SVSABR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
904 AM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021

SDC051-109-281415-
/O.CON.KABR.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-210828T1415Z/
Roberts SD-Grant SD-
904 AM CDT Sat Aug 28 2021

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 915 AM CDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL ROBERTS AND NORTHEASTERN GRANT COUNTIES...
    
At 904 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Twin Brooks, or 7 miles west of Milbank, moving east
at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and golf ball size hail.

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...
  Milbank.

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 4516 9697 4528 9704 4540 9668 4522 9656
TIME...MOT...LOC 1404Z 261DEG 31KT 4523 9678 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN

$$

SD

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 28, 1:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCampbell, Corson, Dewey, Walworth31 min
Aug 28, 1:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCampbell, Edmunds, McPherson, Walworth46 min
Aug 28, 2:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRDewey, Walworth40 min
Aug 28, 2:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABREdmunds, Walworth66 min
Aug 28, 2:49 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRCorson26 min
Aug 28, 3:19 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBrown, Edmunds, McPherson26 min
Aug 28, 3:36 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRCampbell24 min
Aug 28, 3:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABREdmunds47 min
Aug 28, 3:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRCampbell33 min
Aug 28, 4:12 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABRBrown, Spink63 min
Aug 28, 4:15 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRCampbell30 min
Aug 28, 4:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRWalworth36 min
Aug 28, 4:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRDewey39 min
Aug 28, 5:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABRBrown, Clark, Codington, Day, Spink65 min
Aug 28, 5:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRDewey16 min
Aug 28, 5:56 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRWalworth34 min
Aug 28, 6:08 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABREdmunds, Potter, Walworth37 min
Aug 28, 6:15 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABRCodington, Day, Grant60 min
Aug 28, 6:40 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRPotter35 min
Aug 28, 6:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABREdmunds, Faulk35 min
Aug 28, 6:57 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRBrown33 min
Aug 28, 7:01 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABRGrant44 min
Aug 28, 7:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBrown16 min
Aug 28, 7:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBrown, Edmunds36 min
Aug 28, 7:43 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRGrant, Roberts30 min
Aug 28, 7:53 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRBrown37 min
Aug 28, 8:24 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRDay36 min
Aug 28, 8:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRDay, Grant, Roberts30 min
Aug 28, 8:27 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRRoberts48 min
Aug 28, 8:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCodington, Grant, Roberts33 min
Aug 28, 9:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRGrant, Roberts31 min
Aug 28, 9:31 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABRGrant, Roberts44 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in South Dakota, 2021Every tornado warning in 2021Tornadoes 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.