Alert archive / South Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 1, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

April 5, 2021McCook County, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 5, 2021, 7:03 PM CDT for McCook County, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. It was in force for 27 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
Apr 5, 2021, 7:03 PM CDT (00:03 UTC)
Expired
Apr 5, 2021, 7:30 PM CDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties McCook County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 38 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:07 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 168 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 2021-04-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-04-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -70 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
3053 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
246 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

210 
WUUS53 KFSD 060003
SVRFSD
SDC087-099-060030-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0001.210406T0003Z-210406T0030Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
703 PM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northwestern Minnehaha County in southeastern South Dakota...
  East central McCook County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 703 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Montrose, or
  near Lake Vermillion State Recreation Area, moving east at 25 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 be near...
  Lake Vermillion State Recreation Area and Montrose around 710 PM 
  CDT.
  Humboldt around 725 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4358 9732 4374 9734 4381 9701 4359 9698
TIME...MOT...LOC 0003Z 264DEG 22KT 4367 9725 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SG
2 follow-up statements
240 
WWUS53 KFSD 060023
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
723 PM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

SDC087-060032-
/O.CAN.KFSD.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210406T0030Z/
McCook SD-
723 PM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MCCOOK 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 4381 9701 4359 9698 4359 9712 4378 9713
      4380 9710
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 258DEG 28KT 4370 9707 

$$

SDC099-060030-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210406T0030Z/
Minnehaha SD-
723 PM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNEHAHA COUNTY...

At 722 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Humboldt, or 9
miles northeast of Lake Vermillion State Recreation Area, moving east
at 30 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
northwestern Minnehaha County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4381 9701 4359 9698 4359 9712 4378 9713
      4380 9710
TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 258DEG 28KT 4370 9707 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SG
597 
WWUS53 KFSD 060029
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
729 PM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

SDC099-060038-
/O.EXP.KFSD.SV.W.0001.000000T0000Z-210406T0030Z/
Minnehaha SD-
729 PM CDT Mon Apr 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MINNEHAHA COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM CDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds up to 50 mph are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4381 9701 4359 9698 4359 9712 4378 9713
      4380 9710
TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 264DEG 22KT 4370 9703 

$$

SG

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 5, 7:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMoody36 min
Apr 5, 7:49 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDHutchinson, Turner26 min
Apr 5, 8:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMinnehaha31 min
Apr 5, 9:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln, Minnehaha, Turner26 min
Apr 5, 9:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln, Minnehaha33 min
Apr 5, 9:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMinnehaha27 min
Apr 6, 9:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCharles Mix, Gregory10 min

Nearby

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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.