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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 16, 2021Lyon County, Osceola County, Iowa; Nobles County, Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 16, 2021, 6:31 PM CDT for Lyon County, Osceola County, Iowa; Nobles County, Minnesota. It was in force for 29 min. 3 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
Jun 16, 2021, 6:31 PM CDT (23:31 UTC)
Expired
Jun 16, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
29 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Lyon County, IA, Osceola County, IA, Nobles County, MN

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:30 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
Jun 16, 6:33 PM CDTHAIL 15 Sw Rushmore, MNDELAYED REPORT. TIME ESTIMATED OFF RADAR.
Jun 16, 6:40 PM CDTHAIL 0.55 Wnw Bigelow, MN
Jun 16, 6:44 PM CDTHAIL 0.76 Ssw Rushmore, MNDELAYED REPORT. ALSO GOT 0.5 OF RAIN. TIME ESTIMATED OFF RADAR.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 233 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2021-06-16Temperature 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, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2021-06-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 15 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
1541 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
85 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

996 
WUUS53 KFSD 162331
SVRFSD
IAC119-143-MNC105-170000-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0022.210616T2331Z-210617T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
631 PM CDT Wed Jun 16 2021

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Lyon County in northwestern Iowa...
  Northwestern Osceola County in northwestern Iowa...
  Southwestern Nobles County in southwestern Minnesota...

* Until 700 PM CDT.

* At 630 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Adrian, or 14
  miles northwest of Sibley, moving south at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Little Rock around 650 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4363 9597 4365 9584 4343 9566 4337 9595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2330Z 340DEG 28KT 4359 9590 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

APT
2 follow-up statements
587 
WWUS53 KFSD 162342
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
642 PM CDT Wed Jun 16 2021

IAC119-162351-
/O.CAN.KFSD.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210617T0000Z/
Lyon IA-
642 PM CDT Wed Jun 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN LYON 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 4340 9583 4339 9585 4355 9587 4358 9578
      4343 9566
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 340DEG 28KT 4350 9586 

$$

IAC143-MNC105-170000-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210617T0000Z/
Osceola IA-Nobles MN-
642 PM CDT Wed Jun 16 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN OSCEOLA AND SOUTH CENTRAL NOBLES COUNTIES...

At 641 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Little Rock, or
9 miles northwest of Sibley, moving south at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northwestern Osceola and south central Nobles Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4340 9583 4339 9585 4355 9587 4358 9578
      4343 9566
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 340DEG 28KT 4350 9586 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

APT
165 
WWUS53 KFSD 162356
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
656 PM CDT Wed Jun 16 2021

IAC143-MNC105-170006-
/O.EXP.KFSD.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210617T0000Z/
Osceola IA-Nobles MN-
656 PM CDT Wed Jun 16 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN OSCEOLA AND SOUTH
CENTRAL NOBLES COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 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 heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 4340 9583 4339 9585 4355 9587 4358 9578
      4343 9566
TIME...MOT...LOC 2356Z 326DEG 31KT 4344 9572 

$$

APT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 16, 6:51 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMurray, Nobles, Pipestone24 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.