Weather alerts in South Dakota, May 2014

144 weather alerts in May 2014, from the National Weather Service and the Storm Prediction Center. An alert counts here when it covered any part of the state, so the counties below add up to more than the state.

Weather alerts by county

Each county as a circle sized by its count in May 2014. Tap one for its archive.

Alerts: 144
Warnings: 50
Watches: 9
Advisories: 14
Busiest day: May 27, 201422 alerts

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By day

Days in UTC, the clock the archive keeps.

The alerts

Every alert, in the order issued. Times are local, Central Time. Each opens its own page with the text, the map, the radar and the sounding.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
May 4, 9:52 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ABR	Brown	15 days
May 5, 3:48 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Butte, Custer, Fall River, Lawrence, Pennington	57 min
May 5, 8:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Butte	25 min
May 5, 9:29 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Butte, Lawrence	61 min
May 6, 12:04 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	26 min
May 6, 3:29 PM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	UNR	Custer, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington	13 hr
May 6, 6:58 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR		47 min
May 6, 9:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR		32 min
May 7, 4:39 AM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	UNR	Custer, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington	23 hr
May 7, 4:39 AM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	Custer, Fall River, Lawrence, Meade, Oglala Lakota, Pennington	32 hr
May 7, 2:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Codington, Deuel, Grant	40 min
May 7, 2:28 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brookings, Clark, Codington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin and 8 more	2 hr
May 7, 9:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Clay, Union	91 min
May 8, 12:22 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Minnehaha	38 min
May 8, 12:56 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Moody	49 min
May 8, 3:08 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Clay, Union	37 min
May 8, 3:23 AM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Lincoln, Minnehaha	37 min
May 8, 3:46 AM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bon Homme, Clay, Hutchinson, Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha and 4 more	119 min
May 8, 12:23 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brookings, Clay, Deuel, Lake, Lincoln, Minnehaha and 3 more	2 hr
May 8, 12:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Brookings, Kingsbury, Lake	34 min
May 8, 1:46 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	Clay, Lincoln, Minnehaha, Union	7 hr
May 8, 3:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Lincoln, Minnehaha	35 min
May 8, 4:10 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Minnehaha	50 min
May 10, 3:26 AM CDT	Winter Storm Watch	UNR	Bennett, Oglala Lakota	12 hr
May 10, 3:53 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	UNR	Butte, Custer, Harding, Meade, Pennington, Perkins	25 hr
May 10, 3:53 PM CDT	Winter Storm Warning	UNR	Oglala Lakota	11 hr
May 10, 3:53 PM CDT	Winter Weather Advisory	UNR	Bennett, Fall River, Oglala Lakota	20 hr
May 10, 4:19 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Deuel	41 min
May 10, 5:07 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Grant, Roberts	83 min
May 11, 3:12 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	ABR	Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Corson, Dewey, Edmunds and 12 more	28 hr
May 11, 4:26 PM CDT	Wind Advisory	UNR	Bennett, Butte, Custer, Haakon, Harding, Jackson and 9 more	27 hr
May 11, 7:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Clay, Union	31 min
May 11, 7:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Lincoln, Union	35 min
May 12, 7:15 AM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	UNR		24 hr
May 13, 2:16 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	FSD	Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Charles Mix and 18 more	18 hr
May 13, 3:00 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	ABR	Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more	17 hr
May 14, 3:18 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	ABR	Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more	17 hr
May 14, 3:55 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	FSD	Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Gregory and 11 more	16 hr
May 14, 3:55 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	FSD	Aurora, Beadle, Brookings, Brule, Jerauld, Kingsbury and 1 more	16 hr
May 15, 3:08 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	FSD	Brule, Charles Mix, Douglas	17 hr
May 15, 3:08 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	FSD	Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Clay, Davison and 14 more	17 hr
May 15, 3:18 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	ABR	Buffalo, Campbell, Hughes, Potter, Sully, Walworth	17 hr
May 15, 3:18 PM CDT	Freeze Warning	ABR	Brown, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel, Edmunds and 9 more	17 hr
May 16, 3:05 PM CDT	Frost Advisory	FSD	Clay, Lincoln, Minnehaha, Moody, Turner, Union	17 hr
May 17, 9:46 AM CDT	River Flood Warning	ABR	Brown, Spink	15 days
May 18, 1:37 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Lawrence	83 min
May 18, 5:57 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Butte, Custer, Harding, Lawrence	63 min
May 18, 6:12 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Lawrence, Meade and 2 more	7 hr
May 18, 8:44 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Butte, Custer, Fall River, Harding, Lawrence, Meade and 3 more	61 min
May 18, 10:43 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Butte, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Perkins	62 min
May 18, 10:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Harding	61 min
May 19, 3:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bennett, Mellette, Todd, Tripp	2 hr
May 19, 8:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	59 min
May 22, 2:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	40 min
May 22, 4:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	52 min
May 22, 5:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	46 min
May 22, 5:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	48 min
May 22, 6:00 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Custer, Lawrence, Pennington	90 min
May 23, 1:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	49 min
May 23, 1:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	50 min
May 23, 3:03 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	42 min
May 23, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR		41 min
May 24, 12:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	48 min
May 25, 5:44 AM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	UNR	Bennett, Custer, Fall River, Jackson, Lawrence, Meade and 2 more	15 hr
May 25, 1:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	38 min
May 25, 1:40 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Ziebach	35 min
May 25, 2:35 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Campbell, Dewey, McPherson, Walworth	85 min
May 25, 3:20 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Custer	40 min
May 25, 3:29 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Fall River	46 min
May 25, 3:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Oglala Lakota	38 min
May 25, 5:51 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	CYS	Fall River	24 min
May 25, 5:57 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Brown, Edmunds, McPherson	33 min
May 26, 2:55 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Haakon	50 min
May 26, 3:37 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Hand	38 min
May 26, 4:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	41 min
May 26, 4:49 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Jackson	41 min
May 26, 5:15 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	45 min
May 26, 5:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Haakon	57 min
May 26, 6:33 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABR	Hand, Hyde	3 hr
May 26, 6:49 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Hutchinson	41 min
May 26, 7:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Douglas, Hutchinson	52 min
May 26, 7:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Davison, Hanson	51 min
May 27, 1:24 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	51 min
May 27, 1:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	41 min
May 27, 2:05 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Lawrence, Meade, Pennington	40 min
May 27, 2:14 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Corson, Custer, Dewey and 21 more	2 hr
May 27, 2:23 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	UNR	Pennington	37 min
May 27, 2:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Pennington	44 min
May 27, 3:22 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	38 min
May 27, 3:23 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Custer, Pennington	67 min
May 27, 3:50 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Ziebach	40 min
May 27, 4:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Custer	60 min
May 27, 4:30 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Ziebach	45 min
May 27, 4:41 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Custer, Pennington	64 min
May 27, 5:13 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Ziebach	47 min
May 27, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Custer, Fall River	65 min
May 27, 5:31 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Custer, Fall River	59 min
May 27, 5:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Meade	62 min
May 27, 5:54 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Haakon	51 min
May 27, 6:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Fall River	61 min
May 27, 6:34 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Custer	41 min
May 27, 6:42 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	UNR	Meade	4 hr
May 27, 7:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Haakon	42 min
May 27, 8:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Mellette	38 min
May 27, 8:08 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Aurora	37 min
May 27, 10:10 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Todd	35 min
May 27, 10:31 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR		44 min
May 28, 2:57 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Pennington	48 min
May 28, 7:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR		29 min
May 28, 7:36 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR		24 min
May 29, 3:15 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Butte, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Perkins and 1 more	60 min
May 29, 3:45 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	Butte, Corson, Custer, Dewey, Harding, Lawrence and 4 more	6 hr
May 29, 4:38 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Harding	37 min
May 29, 5:24 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Butte, Meade	66 min
May 29, 6:25 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Butte, Custer, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington and 1 more	65 min
May 29, 6:59 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Meade	46 min
May 29, 7:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Meade	39 min
May 29, 7:58 PM CDT	Areal Flood Advisory	UNR	Meade	3 hr
May 29, 8:20 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	UNR	Meade	6 hr
May 29, 8:32 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Meade	58 min
May 29, 8:47 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Butte, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington, Perkins	58 min
May 29, 9:26 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Meade	49 min
May 29, 9:52 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Meade	23 min
May 29, 10:17 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Meade	43 min
May 30, 2:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FSD	Union	47 min
May 30, 2:56 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Brown, Campbell, Dewey, Edmunds, Faulk, Hughes and 6 more	94 min
May 30, 3:00 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Tripp	45 min
May 30, 3:07 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Brown, Edmunds, McPherson	23 min
May 30, 3:12 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Bennett, Lyman, Mellette, Todd, Tripp	93 min
May 30, 3:30 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Edmunds	30 min
May 30, 3:49 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABR	Edmunds	6 hr
May 30, 3:55 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Faulk	50 min
May 30, 4:12 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABR	Edmunds, Faulk, Hand	6 hr
May 30, 4:35 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Todd	40 min
May 30, 5:07 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Mellette	38 min
May 30, 5:33 PM CDT	Tornado Warning Tornado observed	ABR	Hand, Hyde	27 min
May 30, 6:27 PM CDT	Flash Flood Warning	ABR	Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Sully	6 hr
May 30, 7:18 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	UNR	Bennett, Jackson, Mellette, Todd, Tripp	8 hr
May 31, 12:32 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ABR	Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, Hyde	6 hr
May 31, 1:04 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ABR	Hand	5 hr
May 31, 1:18 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Buffalo and 26 more	117 min
May 31, 1:19 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	FSD	Davison, Hanson, Hutchinson, Kingsbury, Miner, Sanborn	6 hr
May 31, 1:50 PM CDT	Flash Flood Watch	ABR	Brown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 20 more	31 hr
May 31, 5:49 PM CDT	Mesoscale Discussion	SPC	Custer, Fall River, Lawrence	86 min

By product

Every kind of product issued here, grouped by hazard. Each opens the same place narrowed to that product.

Product	Alerts
Severe storms
Severe Thunderstorm Warning	33
Tornado Warning	2
Severe Thunderstorm Watch	2
Tornado Watch	1
Mesoscale Discussion	22
Special Weather Statement	49
Flooding
Areal Flood Warning	2
Flash Flood Warning	5
River Flood Warning	2
Flash Flood Watch	4
Areal Flood Advisory	3
Winter
Winter Storm Warning	2
Winter Storm Watch	2
Winter Weather Advisory	2
Cold
Freeze Warning	4
Frost Advisory	6
Wind and dust
Wind Advisory	3

By county

Every county with at least one alert. A county page lists each alert that covered it.

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Sources

National Weather Service watches, warnings, advisories and statements from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's VTEC archive, which reconstructs tornado, severe thunderstorm, flash flood and marine warnings back to 1986 from the NWS text archive. Storm Prediction Center watches and mesoscale discussions from SPC's archive through the Mesonet. County centers from the US Census Bureau. Warning verification from the Mesonet's Cow. Rebuilt daily.