Alert archive / South Dakota / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Rapid City, SD
NWS Rapid City, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2021, 3:57 PM MDT for Lawrence County, Meade County, Pennington County, South Dakota. It was in force for 12 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 9, 2021, 3:57 PM MDT (21:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 9, 2021, 4:09 PM MDT
- In force
- 12 min
- Issued by
- NWS Rapid City, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.25 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Lawrence County, SD, Meade County, SD, Pennington County, SD
The radar
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 30 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 hours before the alert went out and 32 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 766 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -307 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1363 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 9, 2:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 9, 2:45 PM MDT, 1 hour 12 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion For Western SD and Northeastern WY National Weather Service Rapid City SD 245 PM MDT Fri Jul 9 2021 .DISCUSSION...(This Evening Through Friday) Issued at 155 PM MDT Fri Jul 9 2021 Upper ridge currently over the area will give way to a shortwave trough dropping southeastward out of Montana, bringing showers and thunderstorms to much of the forecast area tonight into Saturday. At the surface, a deepening region of low pressure is centered over Colorado, producing breezy northeasterly winds and weak low level upslope flow over the forecast area this afternoon. Currently, MLCAPE is highest (around 3000J/KG) along a E-W boundary in Nebraska, decreasing to around 1000-2000J/KG in southwestern South Dakota. Abundant CIN currently remains in place over the forecast area, keeping a cap on any surface based convection. May see a few storms try to develop along the convergence zone over the Black Hills during the rest of the afternoon, but the main activity will develop over northeastern Wyoming during the late afternoon and spread southeastward due to increasing ascent associated the the upper trough. Shear profiles indicate that some severe storms will be possible, with large hail and damaging wind gusts, especially as storms crossing northeastern Wyoming reach the region of strongest (60+kts) of 0-6km bulk shear and instability toward the srn and central Black Hills, extending into far southwestern SD. Convection should become elevated later this evening with strong/isolated severe storms moving east across mainly the southern half of the SD side of the forecast area. On Saturday, the upper trough will continue to move off to the east of the region. However with cyclonic flow and CAA aloft promoting instability expect some showers and thunderstorms over mainly the SD side of the forecast area, drying out by evening as breezy/gusty northerly winds bring in drier air. An upper ridge on Sunday and Monday, will bring mostly dry weather and warm temperatures, then another upper trough will move across the US/Canadian border mid-week bringing increased chances for showers and storms. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS Through 18Z Saturday) Issued At 155 PM MDT Fri Jul 9 2021 ISO/SCT TSRA are expected to develop and move over the region late afternoon and evening. Any overhead storms may bring localized IFR/LIFR conditions, along with a threat for large hail and damaging winds. && .UNR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... SD...None. WY...None. && DISCUSSION...10 AVIATION...Dye
Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 9, 5:31 AM MDT, 10 hours 26 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Rapid City SD 531 AM MDT Fri Jul 9 2021 SDZ012-013-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>074-WYZ054>058-071- 101300- Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Northern Black Hills- Northern Foot Hills-Rapid City-Southern Foot Hills- Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-Custer Co Plains- Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Fall River-Oglala Lakota-Jackson- Bennett-Mellette-Todd-Tripp-Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills- Southern Meade Co Plains-Hermosa Foot Hills-Northern Campbell- Southern Campbell-Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills-Weston- Northeastern Crook- 531 AM MDT Fri Jul 9 2021 /631 AM CDT Fri Jul 9 2021/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will again be possible this afternoon and evening. Some of these storms could be severe, with very large hail and damaging winds the primary threats. The main area of concern is from northeastern WY southeastward through south central SD. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Additional thunderstorms will be possible Saturday. Severe weather is not anticipated at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity SDZ001-002-014-101300- Harding-Perkins-Ziebach- 531 AM MDT Fri Jul 9 2021 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwestern South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Isolated to scattered thunderstorms will again be possible this afternoon and evening. However, severe weather is not anticipated over far northwestern SD at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday Additional thunderstorms will be possible Saturday. Severe weather is not anticipated at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed today. && Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 9, 10:29 AM MDT, 5 hours 28 minutes before
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</html>Special weather statement, Jul 9, 3:41 PM MDT, 16 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 341 PM MDT Fri Jul 9 2021 SDZ028-092215- Central Black Hills SD- 341 PM MDT Fri Jul 9 2021 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER WEST CENTRAL PENNINGTON COUNTY... At 340 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Mystic, or 10 miles northwest of Hill City, moving southeast at 25 mph. Pea to penny size hail will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Johnson Siding, Silver City, Rochford, Mystic, Pactola Reservoir, Sheridan Lake and Deerfield Reservoir. LAT...LON 4403 10379 4414 10374 4411 10337 4391 10349 TIME...MOT...LOC 2140Z 299DEG 23KT 4407 10367 Eagan
The office that day
Everything else NWS Rapid City, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 6:14 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Custer, Jackson, Oglala Lakota, Pennington | 61 min |
| Jul 8, 6:39 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Harding, Perkins | 66 min |
| Jul 8, 6:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Perkins, Ziebach | 47 min |
| Jul 8, 7:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Bennett, Jackson, Oglala Lakota | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 7:42 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Perkins, Ziebach | 63 min |
| Jul 8, 7:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Perkins | 62 min |
| Jul 8, 8:11 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Bennett | 34 min |
| Jul 8, 8:32 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Haakon, Ziebach | 58 min |
| Jul 8, 8:34 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Meade, Perkins, Ziebach | 56 min |
| Jul 8, 9:28 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Haakon, Meade, Ziebach | 62 min |
| Jul 8, 9:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Haakon, Ziebach | 24 min |
| Jul 8, 10:25 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Haakon, Jackson, Mellette | 65 min |
| Jul 8, 11:20 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Mellette, Todd | 40 min |
| Jul 8, 11:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Tripp | 49 min |
| Jul 9, 3:41 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Custer | 34 min |
| Jul 9, 4:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Custer | 35 min |
| Jul 9, 4:30 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Custer | 15 min |
| Jul 9, 4:47 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Custer | 28 min |
| Jul 9, 5:28 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Custer | 32 min |
| Jul 9, 5:41 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Custer, Fall River, Oglala Lakota | 28 min |
| Jul 9, 5:27 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Campbell, Crook | 63 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.