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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 72, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

August 5, 20214 counties in Minnesota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 5, 2021, 7:53 PM CDT for 4 counties in Minnesota. It was in force for 41 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
Aug 5, 2021, 7:53 PM CDT (00:53 UTC)
Expired
Aug 5, 2021, 8:34 PM CDT
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Damage threat
Considerable
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
70.0 mph

Counties Murray County, MN, Nobles County, MN, Pipestone County, MN, Rock County, MN

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:53 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 5, 7:55 PM CDTHAIL 1Edgerton, MNVIA SOCIAL MEDIA. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR.
Aug 5, 8:00 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG6 Nne Kenneth, MNSTRONG WINDS IN AND AROUND LEOTA, MN. RESULTED IN A FEW LARGE TREES TOPPLED AND MULTIPLE LARGE LIMBS WERE BROKEN.
Aug 5, 8:37 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG2 S Lismore, MNSTRONG THUNDERSTORM WINDS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES SOUTH OF LISMORE MN RESULTED IN MULTIPLE FIELDS OF FLATTENED CORN. IN ADDITION, WIND DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO SURROUNDING BEAN FIELDS. REPORT ALSO INCLUDED HEAVY RAIN IN THE AREA WITH PEA TO DIME SIZED HAIL.

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 00:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 222 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 00:00Z on 2021-08-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2006 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, Minneapolis, MN at 00:00Z on 2021-08-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 79 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
2006 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1023 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

186 
WUUS53 KFSD 060053
SVRFSD
MNC101-105-117-133-060145-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0072.210806T0053Z-210806T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
753 PM CDT Thu Aug 5 2021

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Rock County in southwestern Minnesota...
  Northwestern Nobles County in southwestern Minnesota...
  Southwestern Murray County in southwestern Minnesota...
  Southeastern Pipestone County in southwestern Minnesota...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 753 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Chandler to near Hardwick, moving southeast at
  15 mph.

  HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to 
           mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Leota around 800 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Luverne, Wilmont and Lismore.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 4375 9573 4362 9626 4391 9625 4401 9592
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 316DEG 15KT 4391 9592 4382 9621 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

$$

SSC
1 follow-up statement
017 
WWUS53 KFSD 060134
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
834 PM CDT Thu Aug 5 2021

MNC101-105-117-133-060143-
/O.CAN.KFSD.SV.W.0072.000000T0000Z-210806T0145Z/
Rock MN-Nobles MN-Murray MN-Pipestone MN-
834 PM CDT Thu Aug 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN ROCK...
NORTHWESTERN NOBLES...SOUTHWESTERN MURRAY AND SOUTHEASTERN PIPESTONE
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However small hail, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for 
portions of Nobles County until 9:15 PM.

LAT...LON 4375 9573 4362 9626 4391 9625 4401 9592
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 316DEG 15KT 4379 9576 4370 9605 

$$

SSC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 5, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMurray, Pipestone48 min
Aug 5, 7:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln, Pipestone32 min
Aug 5, 8:24 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDRock51 min
Aug 5, 8:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDNobles43 min
Aug 5, 8:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDRock48 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.