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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Jun 2, 2024, 6:27 PM CDT for Kingsbury County, South Dakota. 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 2, 2024, 6:27 PM CDT (23:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 2, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Kingsbury County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 123 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 4:32 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 12:00Z, 11.5 hours before the alert went out and 76 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1646 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 258 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
713
WFUS53 KFSD 022327
TORFSD
SDC077-030000-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0021.240602T2327Z-240603T0000Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
627 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northwestern Kingsbury County in east central South Dakota...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 627 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Collins Colony, or 15 miles west of Bryant, moving
east at 20 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...
Collins Colony around 635 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.
&&
LAT...LON 4443 9756 4449 9781 4455 9779 4454 9752
4454 9751
TIME...MOT...LOC 2327Z 286DEG 18KT 4453 9777
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Weisser2 follow-up statements
465
WWUS53 KFSD 022338
SVSFSD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
638 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
SDC077-030000-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240603T0000Z/
Kingsbury SD-
638 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL KINGSBURY COUNTY...
At 638 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Collins Colony, or 10 miles west of Bryant, moving
east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
north central Kingsbury County.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 4445 9755 4450 9775 4455 9779 4454 9752
4454 9751
TIME...MOT...LOC 2338Z 275DEG 20KT 4454 9767
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Weisser029
WWUS53 KFSD 022355
SVSFSD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
655 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
SDC077-030005-
/O.EXP.KFSD.TO.W.0021.000000T0000Z-240603T0000Z/
Kingsbury SD-
655 PM CDT Sun Jun 2 2024
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL KINGSBURY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 700 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
east central South Dakota.
&&
LAT...LON 4445 9755 4450 9775 4455 9779 4454 9752
4454 9751
TIME...MOT...LOC 2355Z 281DEG 13KT 4454 9762
$$
WeisserThe office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 5:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Kingsbury | 21 min |
| Jun 2, 6:00 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Beadle | 30 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.