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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 108, NWS Rapid City, SD

July 9, 2021Lawrence County, Meade County, Pennington County, South Dakota

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 archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2021-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 766 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Rapid City, SD at 12:00Z on 2021-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 35 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

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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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 6:14 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRCuster, Jackson, Oglala Lakota, Pennington61 min
Jul 8, 6:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRHarding, Perkins66 min
Jul 8, 6:58 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRPerkins, Ziebach47 min
Jul 8, 7:10 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRBennett, Jackson, Oglala Lakota65 min
Jul 8, 7:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRPerkins, Ziebach63 min
Jul 8, 7:43 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRPerkins62 min
Jul 8, 8:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRBennett34 min
Jul 8, 8:32 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRHaakon, Ziebach58 min
Jul 8, 8:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRMeade, Perkins, Ziebach56 min
Jul 8, 9:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRHaakon, Meade, Ziebach62 min
Jul 8, 9:30 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRHaakon, Ziebach24 min
Jul 8, 10:25 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRHaakon, Jackson, Mellette65 min
Jul 8, 11:20 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRMellette, Todd40 min
Jul 8, 11:56 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRTripp49 min
Jul 9, 3:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRCuster34 min
Jul 9, 4:10 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRCuster35 min
Jul 9, 4:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRCuster15 min
Jul 9, 4:47 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRCuster28 min
Jul 9, 5:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRCuster32 min
Jul 9, 5:41 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRCuster, Fall River, Oglala Lakota28 min
Jul 9, 5:27 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRCampbell, Crook63 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.