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Tornado Warning 8, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 24, 2023Buena Vista County, Iowa

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Jun 24, 2023, 10:12 PM CDT for Buena Vista County, Iowa. It was in force for 33 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 24, 2023, 10:12 PM CDT (03:12 UTC)
Expired
Jun 24, 2023, 10:45 PM CDT
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

County Buena Vista County, IA

The radar

The Des Moines radar (KDMX), 160 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:15 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Omaha, NE (KOAX), launched 00:00Z, 3.2 hours before the alert went out and 194 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, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2023-06-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 28 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, Omaha, NE at 00:00Z on 2023-06-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 71 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
28 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-323 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2478 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
71 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

482 
WFUS53 KFSD 250312
TORFSD
IAC021-250345-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0008.230625T0312Z-230625T0345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1012 PM CDT Sat Jun 24 2023

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  East central Buena Vista County in northwestern Iowa...

* Until 1045 PM CDT.
    
* At 1012 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
  tornado was located near Truesdale, or 10 miles northeast of Storm
  Lake, moving east at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  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...
  Albert City around 1025 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4275 9519 4281 9520 4284 9491 4273 9492
      4274 9499
TIME...MOT...LOC 0312Z 262DEG 30KT 4278 9512 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Chapman
2 follow-up statements
508 
WWUS53 KFSD 250324
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1024 PM CDT Sat Jun 24 2023

IAC021-250345-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-230625T0345Z/
Buena Vista IA-
1024 PM CDT Sat Jun 24 2023

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL BUENA VISTA COUNTY...
    
At 1024 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Albert City, or 12 miles northeast of Storm Lake,
moving east at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

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...
  Albert City around 1030 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

&&

LAT...LON 4275 9510 4282 9507 4284 9491 4273 9492
      4274 9499
TIME...MOT...LOC 0324Z 264DEG 29KT 4277 9502 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Chapman
889 
WWUS53 KFSD 250343 RRA
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1043 PM CDT Sat Jun 24 2023

IAC021-250353-
/O.EXP.KFSD.TO.W.0008.000000T0000Z-230625T0345Z/
Buena Vista IA-
1043 PM CDT Sat Jun 24 2023

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL BUENA VISTA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1045 PM CDT...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for
northwestern Iowa.

LAT...LON 4275 9510 4282 9507 4284 9491 4273 9492
      4274 9499
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 268DEG 24KT 4276 9485 

$$

Chapman

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 24, 9:25 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBuena Vista, Cherokee35 min
Jun 24, 9:49 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDBuena Vista26 min
Jun 24, 10:17 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDBuena Vista28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.