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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 252, NWS Rapid City, SD

August 19, 20245 counties in South Dakota

NWS Rapid City, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 19, 2024, 11:43 PM MDT for 5 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 62 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 19, 2024, 11:43 PM MDT (05:43 UTC)
Expired
Aug 20, 2024, 12:45 AM MDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Rapid City, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Haakon County, SD, Jackson County, SD, Meade County, SD, Oglala Lakota County, SD, Pennington 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 Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 19, 10:47 PM MDT, 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 19, 10:47 PM MDT, 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 19, 3:34 AM MDT, 20 hours 9 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
334 AM MDT Mon Aug 19 2024

SDZ001-002-012-013-024>031-041-042-072>076-078-WYZ054>060-201300-
Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-
Northern Black Hills-Northern Foothills-Rapid City-
Southern Foothills-Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-
Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains-Western Fall River-
Northern Oglala Lakota-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-
Southern Meade Co Plains-Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River-
Southern Oglala Lakota-Southern Perkins-Northern Campbell-
Southern Campbell-Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills-
Weston County Plains-Newcastle-Northeastern Crook-
334 AM MDT Mon Aug 19 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western South
Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) of severe thunderstorms
today, meaning that isolated severe storms are possible. Primary
hazards include hail and strong winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Isolated thunderstorms are possible Tuesday and Wednesday. A few
storms may produce hail and gusty winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed today.

&&

Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check
our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity

SDZ014-032-043-044-046-047-049-077-201300-
Ziebach-Haakon-Northern Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-Tripp-
Southern Jackson-
334 AM MDT Mon Aug 19 2024 /434 AM CDT Mon Aug 19 2024/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western South
Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated storms are possible today and tonight. Severe
thunderstorms are not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday

Isolated thunderstorms are possible Tuesday and Wednesday. A few
storms may produce hail and gusty winds.

.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

Local storm report, Aug 19, 10:44 PM MDT, 59 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 19, 11:02 PM MDT, 41 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 19, 11:06 PM MDT, 37 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 19, 11:17 PM MDT, 26 minutes before
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Local storm report, Aug 19, 11:22 PM MDT, 21 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 19, 6:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRLawrence66 min
Aug 19, 7:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRLawrence, Meade64 min
Aug 19, 8:20 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRLawrence25 min
Aug 19, 8:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR28 min
Aug 19, 8:55 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatUNRMeade65 min
Aug 19, 8:59 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRLawrence, Meade48 min
Aug 19, 9:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRMeade, Pennington55 min
Aug 19, 9:44 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningUNRLawrence2 hr
Aug 19, 11:06 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRHaakon, Pennington39 min
Aug 19, 11:16 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRHaakon, Jackson, Meade, Oglala Lakota, Pennington59 min
Aug 20, 1:03 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRHaakon27 min
Aug 20, 1:35 PM MDTRed Flag WarningUNRCuster, Fall River30 hr
Aug 20, 3:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRCuster32 min
Aug 20, 3:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRCuster, Fall River, Oglala Lakota26 min
Aug 20, 4:29 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRCuster31 min
Aug 19, 6:12 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatUNRCrook48 min
Aug 19, 7:12 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRCrook33 min
Aug 19, 8:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRCrook31 min
Aug 20, 2:48 AM MDTFire Weather WatchUNRCampbell, Weston11 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.