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Tornado Warning 34, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

July 5, 2022McCook County, Minnehaha County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Jul 5, 2022, 3:08 PM CDT for McCook County, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. It was in force for 37 min. 2 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
Jul 5, 2022, 3:08 PM CDT (20:08 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2022, 3:45 PM CDT
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
1.0 in

Counties McCook County, SD, Minnehaha County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:13 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 5, 3:20 PM CDTTSTM WND DMG1 Ne Salem, SDSIGNIFICANT ROOF DAMAGE TO SALEM ARMORY.
Jul 5, 3:37 PM CDTTSTM WND GST 60Montrose, SD

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

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 5, 9:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr
Jul 5, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 158 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 2022-07-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 832 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2022-07-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -8 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
832 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-191 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1170 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.6

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The text

As transmitted.

981 
WFUS53 KFSD 052008
TORFSD
SDC087-099-052045-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0034.220705T2008Z-220705T2045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
308 PM CDT Tue Jul 5 2022

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northwestern Minnehaha County in southeastern South Dakota...
  Northeastern McCook County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 345 PM CDT.
    
* At 308 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Salem, or 14 miles northwest of Lake Vermillion
  State Recreation Area, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Montrose around 320 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4371 9738 4382 9739 4384 9700 4366 9700
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 270DEG 28KT 4378 9729 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Schumacher

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 1:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBrule, Charles Mix, Gregory33 min
Jul 5, 12:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatFSDBeadle66 min
Jul 5, 12:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDAurora, Brule, Jerauld62 min
Jul 5, 1:15 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDBrule, Charles Mix, Gregory45 min
Jul 5, 1:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDAurora, Brule, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson and 3 more61 min
Jul 5, 1:37 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDBeadle, Kingsbury, Miner, Sanborn53 min
Jul 5, 1:54 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDCharles Mix, Douglas, Gregory66 min
Jul 5, 2:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDDavison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, Lake, Lincoln and 3 more65 min
Jul 5, 2:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDBeadle, Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, Miner, Minnehaha and 2 more60 min
Jul 5, 2:43 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBon Homme, Charles Mix, Douglas, Hutchinson, Yankton62 min
Jul 5, 3:19 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDHanson, Hutchinson, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Turner and 1 more56 min
Jul 5, 3:27 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDClay, Union, Yankton63 min
Jul 5, 3:30 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatFSDLake, Miner, Moody60 min
Jul 5, 4:10 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDLincoln, Minnehaha65 min
Jul 5, 4:23 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDClay, Union67 min
Jul 5, 4:31 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLake, Moody29 min
Jul 5, 4:55 PM CDTFlash Flood WarningFSDMinnehaha, Moody3 hr
Jul 5, 5:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDLincoln, Minnehaha63 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.