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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 190, NWS Rapid City, SD

August 27, 2021Meade County, Perkins County, Ziebach County, South Dakota

NWS Rapid City, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 27, 2021, 7:14 PM MDT for Meade County, Perkins County, Ziebach County, South Dakota. It was in force for 46 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
Aug 27, 2021, 7:14 PM MDT (01:14 UTC)
Expired
Aug 27, 2021, 8:00 PM MDT
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Rapid City, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Meade County, SD, Perkins County, SD, Ziebach County, SD

The nearest sounding before it

Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 1.2 hours before the alert went out and 231 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2021-08-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 460 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, Bismarck Municip, ND at 00:00Z on 2021-08-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 52 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
460 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-133 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1088 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
52 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
52 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
80 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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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 Aug 27, 5:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 27, 5:50 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 27, 3:34 AM MDT, 15 hours 40 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
334 AM MDT Fri Aug 27 2021

SDZ027-029-041-WYZ054>056-058-280945-
Southern Foot Hills-Southern Black Hills-Fall River-
Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-Western Crook-Weston-
334 AM MDT Fri Aug 27 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of southwestern
South Dakota...the Black Hills of South Dakota...and northeast
Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Critical fire weather conditions are expected today with southwest
winds gusting to near 30 mph and relative humidity dropping to
around 10 percent.

A few thunderstorms are possible later today. A strong storm or
two is possible mainly north of I-90.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Non severe thunderstorms are possible on Saturday.

.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

SDZ001-002-014-280945-
Harding-Perkins-Ziebach-
334 AM MDT Fri Aug 27 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwestern
South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms late this
afternoon and evening. Large hail and damaging winds will be the
main threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Non severe thunderstorms are possible on Saturday.

.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

SDZ026-028-030-042>044-046-047-049-074-280945-
Rapid City-Central Black Hills-Custer Co Plains-Oglala Lakota-
Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-Tripp-Hermosa Foot Hills-
334 AM MDT Fri Aug 27 2021 /434 AM CDT Fri Aug 27 2021/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
South Dakota...southwestern South Dakota...and the Black Hills of
South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a chance of thunderstorms late this afternoon and
evening, but severe storms are not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Non severe thunderstorms are possible on Saturday.

.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

SDZ012-013-024-025-031-032-072-073-WYZ057-071-280945-
Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Northern Black Hills-
Northern Foot Hills-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-
Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-Southern Meade Co Plains-
Wyoming Black Hills-Northeastern Crook-
334 AM MDT Fri Aug 27 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western South
Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms late this
afternoon and evening. Large hail and damaging winds will be the
main threats.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Non severe thunderstorms are possible on Saturday.

.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

Special weather statement, Aug 27, 3:27 PM MDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
327 PM MDT Fri Aug 27 2021

WYZ056-057-071-272215-
Northeastern Crook WY-Wyoming Black Hills WY-Western Crook WY-
327 PM MDT Fri Aug 27 2021

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of northeastern Crook
County through 415 PM MDT...

At 327 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles east of Lightning Flat, or 42 miles southeast of Broadus,
moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of northeastern Crook
County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4500 10423 4484 10424 4489 10494 4500 10494
TIME...MOT...LOC 2127Z 269DEG 34KT 4498 10484

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

Bunkers
Special weather statement, Aug 27, 4:07 PM MDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
407 PM MDT Fri Aug 27 2021

SDZ001-012-WYZ071-272245-
Butte SD-Harding SD-Northeastern Crook WY-
407 PM MDT Fri Aug 27 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of southwestern Harding,
northwestern Butte and northeastern Crook Counties through 445 PM
MDT...

At 407 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 12 miles southwest of Camp Crook to 10 miles
north of Colony. Movement was east-northeast at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Strong thunderstorms will be near...
  Camp Crook and West Short Pines around 425 PM MDT.

Other locations in the path of these storms include Antelope Butte
and Lake Gardner.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4568 10359 4498 10357 4498 10428 4500 10428
      4499 10406 4501 10404 4557 10403
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 252DEG 35KT 4545 10421 4501 10418

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

Bunkers

The office that day

Everything else NWS Rapid City, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 28, 1:40 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRTodd35 min
Aug 28, 3:00 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRTripp60 min
Aug 28, 3:08 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRZiebach37 min
Aug 28, 3:13 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRZiebach32 min
Aug 28, 3:41 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRZiebach49 min
Aug 28, 7:00 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRTodd, Tripp60 min
Aug 28, 8:01 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRTodd, Tripp29 min
Aug 28, 8:44 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRTodd31 min
Aug 28, 9:16 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRTodd29 min
Aug 28, 9:44 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRTodd31 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.