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Tornado Warning 21, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 2, 2024Kingsbury County, South Dakota

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 2, 4:32 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Aberdeen, SD at 12:00Z on 2024-06-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2024-06-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 258 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

Weisser
2 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

$$

Weisser
029 
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 

$$

Weisser

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 2, 5:39 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDKingsbury21 min
Jun 2, 6:00 PM CDTTornado WarningFSDBeadle30 min

Nearby

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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.