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Tornado Warning 5, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

July 15, 2025Miner County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Jul 15, 2025, 7:05 PM CDT for Miner County, South Dakota. It was in force for 25 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Jul 15, 2025, 7:05 PM CDT (00:05 UTC)
Expired: Jul 15, 2025, 7:30 PM CDT
In force: 25 min
Issued by: NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

County Miner County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Jul 15, 7:25 PM CDT	TSTM WND GST 61	1 W Howard, SD	Mesonet station 297 SD RWIS Howard.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jul 15, 3:53 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 0.1 hours before the alert went out and 111 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 666 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 55 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 174 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: -0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

971 
WFUS53 KFSD 160005
TORFSD
SDC097-160030-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0005.250716T0005Z-250716T0030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
705 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Central Miner County in east central South Dakota...

* Until 730 PM CDT.

* At 705 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
  tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located near
  Roswell, or 21 miles southwest of Lake Thompson State Recreation
  Area, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  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.

* These dangerous storms will be near...
  Howard and Vilas around 710 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.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4401 9782 4413 9780 4417 9744 4393 9749
TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 273DEG 19KT 4407 9769 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Meyers

2 follow-up statements

357 
WWUS53 KFSD 160013
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
713 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025

SDC097-160030-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250716T0030Z/
Miner SD-
713 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL
MINER COUNTY...

At 713 PM CDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located near
Vilas, or 20 miles southwest of Lake Thompson State Recreation Area,
moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

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.

These dangerous storms will be near...
  Howard and Vilas around 720 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.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4402 9776 4413 9775 4416 9748 4394 9754
      4395 9756
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 281DEG 19KT 4405 9764 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Meyers

407 
WWUS53 KFSD 160028
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
728 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025

SDC097-160037-
/O.EXP.KFSD.TO.W.0005.000000T0000Z-250716T0030Z/
Miner SD-
728 PM CDT Tue Jul 15 2025

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR CENTRAL MINER COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 730 PM
CDT...

The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and 
a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. 
However, gusty winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
east central South Dakota.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Miner county until 745 pm.

&&

LAT...LON 4402 9776 4413 9775 4416 9748 4394 9754
      4395 9756
TIME...MOT...LOC 0027Z 273DEG 19KT 4405 9754 

$$

Meyers

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 15, 7:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	FSD	Clay, Hutchinson, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Turner and 2 more	53 min
Jul 15, 7:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha and 1 more	64 min
Jul 15, 8:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, Moody, Turner	61 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.