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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Aberdeen, SD

August 1, 20234 counties in South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 1, 2023, 4:30 PM MDT for 4 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 45 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 1, 2023, 4:30 PM MDT (22:30 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2023, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Dewey County, SD, Hughes County, SD, Stanley County, SD, Sully County, SD

The radar

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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 Aug 1, 1:14 PM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 1, 1:14 PM MDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 1, 3:37 AM MDT, 12 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
437 AM CDT Tue Aug 1 2023

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-020945-
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-
437 AM CDT Tue Aug 1 2023 /337 AM MDT Tue Aug 1 2023/

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.

Isolated/widely scattered showers and thunderstorms are possible
across the area this afternoon. Any storms that develop could be
capable of hail up to quarter size and gusty winds. Although, the
bigger threat for severe storms is further north across North Dakota.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

TMT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 1, 3:06 PM MDT, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 2:31 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCorson29 min
Aug 1, 3:13 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementABRJones32 min
Aug 1, 3:48 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningABRDewey3 hr
Aug 1, 5:08 PM MDTAreal Flood WarningABRStanley3 hr

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.