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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 146, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

August 30, 2021Hutchinson County, Turner County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 30, 2021, 5:25 PM CDT for Hutchinson County, Turner County, South Dakota. It was in force for 35 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 30, 2021, 5:25 PM CDT (22:25 UTC)
Expired
Aug 30, 2021, 6:00 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Hutchinson County, SD, Turner County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 30, 5:27 PM CDTHAIL 1.755 Sw Freeman, SDLIGHT RAIN AND MOSTLY SMALL HAIL, BUT A FEW STONES AS BIG AS GOLF BALLS.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 191 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 2021-08-30Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 36 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1772 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
38 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

747 
WUUS53 KFSD 302225
SVRFSD
SDC067-125-302300-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0146.210830T2225Z-210830T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
525 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  West central Turner County in southeastern South Dakota...
  East central Hutchinson County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 525 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Freeman, or
  20 miles west of Parker, moving east at 20 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...
  Freeman around 545 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4329 9759 4339 9759 4341 9728 4319 9729
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 271DEG 15KT 4333 9753 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BP
2 follow-up statements
771 
WWUS53 KFSD 302240
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
540 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

SDC067-125-302300-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0146.000000T0000Z-210830T2300Z/
Turner SD-Hutchinson SD-
540 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL TURNER AND EAST CENTRAL HUTCHINSON COUNTIES...

At 540 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Freeman, or 14
miles west of Parker, moving east at 20 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 west
central Turner and east central Hutchinson Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Sioux Falls.

&&

LAT...LON 4337 9754 4339 9752 4341 9728 4327 9729
      4332 9748
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 266DEG 17KT 4334 9742 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

BP
597 
WWUS53 KFSD 302253
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
553 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

SDC067-125-302300-
/O.EXP.KFSD.SV.W.0146.000000T0000Z-210830T2300Z/
Turner SD-Hutchinson SD-
553 PM CDT Mon Aug 30 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL TURNER AND EAST
CENTRAL HUTCHINSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 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.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Sioux Falls.

LAT...LON 4337 9754 4339 9752 4341 9728 4327 9729
      4332 9748
TIME...MOT...LOC 2250Z 271DEG 15KT 4334 9737 

$$

BP

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 30, 4:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDDavison, Hanson, Hutchinson56 min
Aug 30, 5:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDHanson, Hutchinson, McCook30 min
Aug 30, 5:59 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDHutchinson, Turner, Yankton23 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.