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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Rapid City, SD

April 22, 2022Mellette County, Todd County, Tripp County, South Dakota

NWS Rapid City, SD issued this high wind warning at Apr 22, 2022, 10:47 PM CDT for Mellette County, Todd County, Tripp County, South Dakota. It was in force for 6 hr. 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, 10:47 PM CDT (03:47 UTC)
Expired
Apr 23, 2022, 5:00 AM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Rapid City, SD

Counties Mellette County, SD, Todd County, SD, Tripp County, SD

The radar

The North Platte radar (KLNX), 158 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:49 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 210 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 00:00Z on 2022-04-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 385 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 00:00Z on 2022-04-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 234 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
385 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-125 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1173 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
69 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
234 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
511 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.4
Supercell composite
6.4

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Apr 22, 6:34 PM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 22, 6:34 PM CDT, 4 hours 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 22, 5:13 AM CDT, 17 hours 34 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
413 AM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022

SDZ001-002-012-025-072-WYZ054>056-058-071-231300-
Harding-Perkins-Butte-Northern Foot Hills-
Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-
Western Crook-Weston-Northeastern Crook-
413 AM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Rain and a few thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and
continue into this evening. Severe thunderstorms are possible over
and near the Black Hills and northwestern South Dakota. Rain will
change to snow overnight. A Blizzard Warning is in effect starting
at midnight tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

The Blizzard Warning will continue until 6AM on Sunday morning.
Heavy snow and strong and gusty northwest winds will occur on
Saturday with hazardous travel conditions due to falling, blowing
and drifting snow.

.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

SDZ013-014-026-027-030>032-041>044-073-074-231300-
Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-Rapid City-Southern Foot Hills-
Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Fall River-
Oglala Lakota-Jackson-Bennett-Southern Meade Co Plains-
Hermosa Foot Hills-
413 AM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop this afternoon
and evening. Severe thunderstorms are possible, with large hail
and damaging wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Strong and gusty northwest winds will occur on Saturday with wind
gusts of 60 to 70 mph possible.

.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

SDZ046-047-049-231300-
Mellette-Todd-Tripp-
513 AM CDT Fri Apr 22 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Very windy conditions will develop this afternoon with southerly
gusts up to 55 mph possible. A Wind Advisory has been issued.
Showers and thunderstorms will develop during the late afternoon
and early evening hours. Severe thunderstorms are possible, with
large hail and damaging wind gusts. A tornado is also possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

Strong and gusty northwest winds will develop on Saturday with
gusts up to 65 mph possible.

.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

SDZ024-028-WYZ057-231300-
Northern Black Hills-Central Black Hills-Wyoming Black Hills-
413 AM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Rain and a few thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and
continue into this evening. Severe thunderstorms are possible with
large hail and damaging wind gusts. Rain will change to snow
overnight. A Winter Storm Warning is in effect starting at
midnight tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

The Winter Storm Warning will continue until Sunday morning. Heavy
snow is expected, along with widespread blowing and drifting snow.

.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

SDZ029-231300-
Southern Black Hills-
413 AM MDT Fri Apr 22 2022

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Black Hills
of South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Rain and a few thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and
continue into this evening. Severe thunderstorms are possible with
large hail and damaging wind gusts. Rain will change to snow
overnight. A Winter Weather Advisory is in effect starting at
midnight tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

The Winter Weather Advisory will continue until Sunday morning.
Snow and blowing snow will create hazardous travel conditions.

.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

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 22, 7:12 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRHaakon, Ziebach63 min
Apr 22, 7:45 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRTripp60 min
Apr 22, 8:06 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRHaakon, Ziebach50 min
Apr 22, 8:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRCuster, Fall River, Pennington65 min
Apr 22, 8:34 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRTripp14 min
Apr 22, 9:18 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatUNRCuster, Lawrence, Pennington42 min
Apr 22, 9:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRLawrence33 min
Apr 22, 9:33 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRButte42 min
Apr 22, 9:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRLawrence41 min
Apr 22, 10:05 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRLawrence40 min
Apr 22, 10:11 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRCuster, Fall River, Oglala Lakota, Pennington64 min
Apr 22, 10:25 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRPennington50 min
Apr 22, 10:53 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNROglala Lakota67 min
Apr 22, 11:09 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRMeade36 min
Apr 22, 11:43 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRPennington32 min
Apr 23, 12:03 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRZiebach57 min
Apr 23, 2:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRTripp56 min
Apr 23, 4:51 AM CDTWind AdvisoryUNRBennett, Haakon, Jackson, Meade, Mellette, Pennington and 3 more38 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in South Dakota, 2022Every high wind warning in 2022

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.