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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 151, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

May 30, 20225 counties in South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 30, 2022, 5:51 PM CDT for 5 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 24 min. 5 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: May 30, 2022, 5:51 PM CDT (22:51 UTC)
Expired: May 30, 2022, 6:15 PM CDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Lake County, SD, Lincoln County, SD, McCook County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD, Turner County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

Time	Report	Where	Remark
May 30, 6:03 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	4 S Colton, SD	REPORT FROM MPING: 1-INCH TREE LIMBS BROKEN; SHINGLES BLOWN OFF.
May 30, 6:05 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 61	2 Ese Colton, SD
May 30, 6:06 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 50	4 Ne Colton, SD
May 30, 6:10 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 65	3 W Dell Rapids, SD
May 30, 6:13 PM CDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 N Dell Rapids, SD	HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED A FLIPPED SEMI 1 MILE NORTH OF DELL RAPIDS.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 4 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 12 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 30, 11:49 AM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 183 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 942 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: -62 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 104 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

179 
WUUS53 KFSD 302251
SVRFSD
SDC079-083-087-099-125-302315-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0151.220530T2251Z-220530T2315Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
551 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Lake County in east central South Dakota...
  Minnehaha County in southeastern South Dakota...
  Northwestern Lincoln County in southeastern South Dakota...
  Eastern McCook County in southeastern South Dakota...
  Northeastern Turner County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 615 PM CDT.

* At 551 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from Humboldt to near Hartford to near Wall Lake, moving
  northeast at 65 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near...
  Ellis around 555 PM CDT.
  Sioux Falls, Crooks and Lyons around 600 PM CDT.
  Baltic, Colton and Renner around 605 PM CDT.
  Dell Rapids and Palisades State Park around 610 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Garretson and Sherman.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 4385 9646 4372 9646 4342 9694 4352 9725
      4385 9740
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 221DEG 56KT 4363 9709 4360 9698 4351 9688 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Weisser

1 follow-up statement

977 
WWUS53 KFSD 302312
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
612 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022

SDC079-083-087-099-125-302321-
/O.EXP.KFSD.SV.W.0151.000000T0000Z-220530T2315Z/
Lake SD-Minnehaha SD-Lincoln SD-McCook SD-Turner SD-
612 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHERN LAKE...MINNEHAHA...
NORTHWESTERN LINCOLN...EASTERN MCCOOK AND NORTHEASTERN TURNER
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM CDT...
    
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds are still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 4385 9646 4372 9646 4342 9694 4352 9725
      4385 9740
TIME...MOT...LOC 2311Z 221DEG 56KT 4385 9682 4382 9671 4373 9661 

$$

Weisser

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 Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at May 30, 4:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 30, 4:01 PM CDT, 1 hour 50 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
401 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022

.SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Tuesday)
Issued at 359 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022

Main impacts tonight will be lingering strong to severe Tstorms
through about 6-7pm and potential for strong wind gusts after the
storms this evening. All threats remain possible with activity
spreading east of the I-29 corridor until early evening when the
dryline shifts east out of the forecast area. Cannot entirely rule
out a few isolated strong to severe cells wrapping around back
behind with the occluded warm front, but tornado threat has largely
waned behind this initial line of storms as sfc winds swing
southwest. Also did maintain showers and isolated thunder wrapping
back behind into south central and southeast SD this evening.

Next item of note is gusty south or southwest winds late this
afternoon through this evening. Gusts mixing into the 40s outside of
showers and storms have been common this afternoon. Aside from the
RAP13, model guidance favors sub cloud layer winds become
southwesterly behind the dryline, developing unidirectional flow
with very dry air mixing down below 700mb. This should allow the
strengthening 35-55kt LLJ winds to crank up south and southeast of
the sfc low, resulting in a period of 40-60 mph gusts mixing down to
the sfc through around 9pm. These enhanced stronger winds are most
likely south of a Chamberlain to Madison to Marshall line and north
of a Sioux City to Spencer line. Some guidance suggests 40-60mph
gusts remain possible through midnight, mainly near the SD/NE
border, but this would require gusts to mix through a developing
nocturnal inversion. For now, will maintain Wind Advisory through
8pm, but will need to monitor for a possible extension through
the rest of the evening or, if observations warrant, possible
upgrade to High Wind Warning for a few counties.

Spotty rain showers are likely to continue in southeast and south
central SD overnight as the upper low continues to wrap weak
disturbances around amidst lingering stratus. Given increased
cloudiness, maintained a warmer solution for lows tonight as
temperatures drop into the 50s. Stratus should start to mix/lift to
a cumulus deck Tuesday morning, but spotty sprinkles or showers
remain possible through the morning with a weakly unstable layer.
Additionally breezy west winds continue, lending to a notably cooler
day. Expect high temperatures to only reach the 60s where clouds
linger longest (near/north of I-90) and the 70s further south near
the Hwy 20 corridor where some sun should peek through in the
afternoon.

.LONG TERM...(Tuesday Night through Monday)
Issued at 359 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022

On Tuesday night the upper trough axis swings through and the upper
low wraps up near Hudson Bay and drier northwest flow aloft prevails
mid week. Tuesday night through Wednesday night will feel quite cool
compared to the last few days with temperatures near to just below
normal values.

By Friday and into the weekend, warmer weather with near to above
normal temperatures prevail as ridging builds over the Rockies. A
more active zonal flow pattern should bring a few rounds of rain
chances as a closed upper low in the Pacific kicks shortwaves
eastward, but ensemble guidance has low chances of any widespread or
greatly impactful systems at this range.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS through 18Z Tuesday afternoon)
Issued at 110 PM CDT Mon May 30 2022

MVFR ceilings and scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly
impacting near KHON, will continue to stream through eastern SD
and into southwest MN this afternoon. Additional development of
strong to severe storms is likely along and east of the I-29
corridor late this afternoon through 31/00z, including near KFSD
and KSUX, but confidence in exact timing/location is too low to
include in TAF at this time. Any thunderstorms will likely have
gusty and erratic winds as well as MVFR to IFR conditions. Storms may
produce gusty erratic or damaging winds, large hail, torrential
rain, or a tornado.

Behind the storms this evening, southwest winds will ramp up with
gusts up to 50 kts possible. Winds should weaken gradually
overnight but MVFR stratus is expected to prevail overnight after
storm activity moves out.

&&

.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...Wind Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for SDZ040-055-056-061-
     062-065>071.

MN...Wind Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for MNZ071-072-080-081-
     089-090-097-098.

IA...Wind Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for IAZ001>003-012>014-
     020>022-031-032.

NE...Wind Advisory until 8 PM CDT this evening for NEZ013-014.

&&

SHORT TERM...BP
LONG TERM...BP
AVIATION...BP

Hazardous weather outlook, May 30, 4:44 AM CDT, 13 hours 7 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
444 AM CDT Mon May 30 2022

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-310945-
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-
Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-
Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-
McCook-Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-
Yankton-Union-
444 AM CDT Mon May 30 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwest Iowa,
west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska,
central South Dakota, east central South Dakota, south central
South Dakota, and southeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Yet another round of severe weather appears likely today.
Isolated strong to severe storms are possible early this morning,
mainly west of I-29. However, the greater threat will come from
late morning into early this evening, though specific timing and
location details are still somewhat uncertain. All modes of severe
weather are possible today, including a few tornadoes, very large
hail, damaging winds, and perhaps localized flash flooding.

If you have outdoor plans for the Memorial Day holiday, be sure
to stay weather aware. Know where the nearest sturdy shelter is
located, and be prepared to seek shelter quickly should severe
storms develop.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is likely today, mainly between 10 am this
morning and 8 pm this evening.

In the hours before

Local storm report, May 30, 5:03 PM CDT, 48 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
503 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0325 PM     TORNADO          4 NW TROSKY             43.93N 96.30W
05/30/2022                   PIPESTONE          MN   STORM CHASER

            CORRECTS PREVIOUS TORNADO REPORT FROM 4 NW
            TROSKY. STORM CHASER REPORTED ON SOCIAL
            MEDIA WITH VIDEO OF BRIEF TORNADO. CONFIRMED
            BY RADAR DATA. CHANGE FROM EF1 TO UNK
            RATING.

&&

AP

Local storm report, May 30, 5:23 PM CDT, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
523 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0445 PM     HAIL             3 SSW LAKEFIELD         43.64N 95.20W
05/30/2022  E1.00 INCH       JACKSON            MN   PUBLIC

            REPORT VIA SOCIAL MEDIA.

&&

MM

Local storm report, May 30, 5:28 PM CDT, 23 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
528 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0241 PM     TSTM WND DMG     3 WNW SIOUX CITY        42.52N 96.44W
05/30/2022                   WOODBURY           IA   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE DOWN.

&&

AK

Local storm report, May 30, 5:36 PM CDT, 15 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
536 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0457 PM     TSTM WND GST     3 S JEFFERS             44.01N 95.20W
05/30/2022  E60 MPH          COTTONWOOD         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MM

Local storm report, May 30, 5:41 PM CDT, 10 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
541 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0448 AM     TSTM WND DMG     GALVA                   42.51N 95.42W
05/30/2022                   IDA                IA   PUBLIC

            LARGE TREE DOWN IN TOWN.

&&

AK

Local storm report, May 30, 5:51 PM CDT, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
551 PM CDT MON MAY 30 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0544 PM     HAIL             WAKONDA                 43.01N 97.11W
05/30/2022  E0.88 INCH       CLAY               SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

MM

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 29, 10:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Brule, Charles Mix	36 min
May 29, 10:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Brule	33 min
May 29, 11:16 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Gregory	44 min
May 29, 11:52 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory	38 min
May 29, 11:58 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Miner, Sanborn	47 min
May 30, 12:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Clay	23 min
May 30, 12:26 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Beadle, Jerauld, Sanborn	49 min
May 30, 12:45 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FSD	Bon Homme, Yankton	45 min
May 30, 12:49 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Aurora, Davison, Hanson, Hutchinson, Lake, McCook and 2 more	41 min
May 30, 1:01 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	FSD	Yankton	29 min
May 30, 1:11 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Beadle, Kingsbury	19 min
May 30, 1:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Lincoln, Turner	37 min
May 30, 1:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FSD	Brookings, Lake, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody	32 min
May 30, 1:28 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Clay, Hutchinson, Turner, Yankton	32 min
May 30, 1:37 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Clay, Lincoln, Turner, Union	23 min
May 30, 1:41 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Lincoln, Minnehaha, Turner	34 min
May 30, 1:58 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FSD	Minnehaha, Moody	47 min
May 30, 1:58 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	FSD	Lincoln	32 min
May 30, 2:00 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FSD	Lincoln, Union	45 min
May 30, 2:05 AM CDT	Tornado Warning	FSD	Minnehaha	25 min
May 30, 2:40 AM CDT	High Wind Warning	FSD	Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Mix, Davison, Douglas and 4 more	104 min
May 30, 3:34 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Clay, Lincoln, Turner, Yankton	26 min
May 30, 4:24 AM CDT	Wind Advisory	FSD	Aurora, Bon Homme, Brookings, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison and 13 more	19 hr
May 30, 8:15 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Lincoln, Union	30 min
May 30, 8:38 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Lincoln, Union	11 min
May 30, 8:55 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	FSD	Davison, Hanson	66 days
May 30, 11:31 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Aurora, Douglas	10 min
May 30, 12:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Kingsbury	7 min
May 30, 12:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FSD	Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson	50 min
May 30, 1:04 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FSD	Davison, Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook	41 min
May 30, 1:20 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FSD	Lake, McCook, Miner	25 min
May 30, 1:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FSD	Lake, McCook	27 min
May 30, 2:13 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FSD	Lake, Minnehaha, Moody	47 min
May 30, 2:19 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FSD	Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake	26 min
May 30, 2:44 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Lincoln, Minnehaha	31 min
May 30, 2:48 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FSD	Brookings	27 min
May 30, 3:06 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FSD	Minnehaha	24 min
May 30, 3:14 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	FSD	Minnehaha	31 min
May 30, 5:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Clay, Lincoln, Turner, Yankton	30 min
May 30, 6:02 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Lake, Moody	28 min
May 30, 6:21 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Clay, Lincoln, Turner, Yankton	24 min
May 30, 6:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, Moody	38 min
May 30, 6:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Lincoln, Minnehaha, Turner	29 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.