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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

August 31, 2021Hanson County, Hutchinson County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 31, 2021, 12:15 AM CDT for Hanson County, Hutchinson County, South Dakota. It was in force for 45 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
Aug 31, 2021, 12:15 AM CDT (05:15 UTC)
Expired
Aug 31, 2021, 1:00 AM CDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Hanson County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:15 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 30, 9:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 5.3 hours before the alert went out and 178 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 2021-08-31Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 205 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, Aberdeen, SD at 00:00Z on 2021-08-31The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 34 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
205 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-60 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1953 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
126 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

958 
WUUS53 KFSD 310515
SVRFSD
SDC061-067-310600-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0155.210831T0515Z-210831T0600Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1215 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Hanson County in southeastern South Dakota...
  Central Hutchinson County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 100 AM CDT.

* At 1215 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Milltown, or
  near Parkston, moving northeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Milltown around 1235 AM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Clayton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4328 9788 4337 9794 4355 9772 4332 9757
TIME...MOT...LOC 0515Z 239DEG 13KT 4336 9786 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

APT
2 follow-up statements
703 
WWUS53 KFSD 310527
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1227 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

SDC061-067-310600-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-210831T0600Z/
Hanson SD-Hutchinson SD-
1227 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM CDT
FOR SOUTHERN HANSON AND NORTH CENTRAL HUTCHINSON COUNTIES...

At 1227 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Milltown, or 9
miles east of Parkston, moving northeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Golf ball size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage 
         to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

This severe storm will be near...
  Clayton around 1245 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4333 9784 4341 9789 4355 9772 4337 9760
TIME...MOT...LOC 0527Z 229DEG 19KT 4341 9781 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

APT
887 
WWUS53 KFSD 310551
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1251 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

SDC061-067-310601-
/O.EXP.KFSD.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-210831T0600Z/
Hanson SD-Hutchinson SD-
1251 AM CDT Tue Aug 31 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN HANSON AND NORTH
CENTRAL HUTCHINSON COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 100 AM 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 are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 500 AM CDT for
southeastern South Dakota.

LAT...LON 4333 9784 4341 9789 4355 9772 4337 9760
TIME...MOT...LOC 0551Z 239DEG 13KT 4345 9772 

$$

APT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 30, 7:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDClay, Union46 min
Aug 30, 7:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDHutchinson, McCook, Minnehaha, Turner48 min
Aug 30, 11:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBeadle, Jerauld, Sanborn41 min
Aug 31, 12:00 AM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDAurora, Brule3 hr
Aug 31, 12:05 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDAurora, Davison, Douglas40 min
Aug 31, 1:26 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBon Homme, Charles Mix, Gregory49 min
Aug 31, 2:14 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBon Homme, Charles Mix31 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.