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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Aberdeen, SD

April 22, 2022Buffalo County, Hand County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Apr 22, 2022, 6:18 PM CDT for Buffalo County, Hand County, South Dakota. It was in force for 42 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
Apr 22, 2022, 6:18 PM CDT (23:18 UTC)
Expired
Apr 22, 2022, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Buffalo County, SD, Hand County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 138 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:19 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Apr 22, 5:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 86 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, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2022-04-22Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2022-04-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 619 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
959 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
619 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
664 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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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 Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Apr 22, 3:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 3:30 PM CDT, 2 hours 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 3:24 AM CDT, 14 hours 54 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
324 AM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-230830-
Traverse-Big Stone-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-
Walworth-Edmunds-Day-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-
Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
324 AM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022 /224 AM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Minnesota,
central South Dakota, north central South Dakota and northeast
South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Severe thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon through
tonight. All threats are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday.

As the storm system moves east through the weekend, north central SD,
specifically Corson county, could experience poor visibility in
strong, gusty winds and falling snow. Other areas will see breezy and
gusty winds increase on Saturday out of the southwest then
strengthen further on Sunday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 5:48 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRMcPherson27 min
Apr 22, 2:50 PM CDTWind AdvisoryABRBuffalo, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Jones, Lyman and 1 more52 hr
Apr 22, 2:50 PM CDTWind AdvisoryABRBrown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson, Day and 13 more52 hr
Apr 22, 6:08 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Lyman37 min
Apr 22, 6:44 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Hand, Hyde31 min
Apr 22, 6:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Hand37 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.