1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 12, 3:20 PM CST, 1 hour 10 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
320 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2005
.DISCUSSION...
STG LO MOVG RPDLY NEWD FROM AREA THIS EVE WILL BRING INCRG WNDS FROM
THE W TNGT...BESIDES PSBLY SVR CONVECTN E INTO ERY EVE. SCT SHWRS
SHUD CONT TO MOVE OVER AREA BHND SYS AS IT MOVES UP. LATE TNGT WILL
MENTN PSBL RAIN/SNW SHWRS IN THE N ESPLY NERN PART OF FCST AREA. DUE
TO WELL MIXED AIR WILL BE HARD TO GET ANY SNW TILL H8 TEMP GETS
SVRLY DEGS BLO ZERO. THESE SHUD BE GETTING PRETTY SPOTTY BY THIS
TIME THO...UNLESS THERE IS A LTL WRAP ARND FROM THE N REACHNG OUR
FAR NERN CWA LATE. FOR NOW WILL JUST GO CHC OR SCT SHWRS.
WND ADVY WILL BE NEEDED OVER ALL OF FCST AREA TNGT SO WILL KEEP
GOING WITH SOME TIMING ADJUSTMNTS. WILL LEAVE FAR W TIL 12Z...CNTRL
TIL 15Z...AND E TILL 18Z WHICH IS NOON SUN. STG BLOWING IN THE MRNG
E...OTRW WINDS WILL BE DCRG STDLY FROM THE W VERY LATE TNGT AND
SUN...GETTNG PRETTY LGT BY LATE SUN.
BIG QSTN IS WILL HI WND WARNG BE NEEDED IN FAVORED AREA OF SWRN MN
LATE TNGT AND SUN MRNG. LATST ETA12 PROJECTS STGST BL WNDS OVER THIS
AREA AFT 09Z AND TO JUST AFTER 12Z. THIS RDG AREA LIKES TO BLOW
STGLY AND IT IS PSBLY WINDS WILL GET TO WARNG CRITERIA...BUT NOT
TILL AFT 09Z. DUE TO CLOSE CALL AND LATE TIMING...WILL KEEP AN ADVY
FOR NOW AND WE WILL WATCH FOR PSBLY UPGRADE. ANOTHR PRBLM IS FCST
CONFUSION BY ISSUING AN ADVY FOLLOWED BY A WARNG...OR BY ISSUING
JUST A WARNG WHEN WNDS WILL NOT BE UP THERE MOST OF TNGT.
BESIDES DCRG WNDS...ANY PCPN SHUD BE OUT OF AREA BY SUN MRNG...AND
THERE SHUD BE A DCRS IN CLDS SUN. SOME QSTN ON HOW MUCH SKIES WILL
CLEAR WITH NEXT SYS RPDLY APPCHG LATE SUN AND SUN NGT. IT CUD GO
MOCLR FOR A WHILE ESPLY S...BUT FOR NOW WILL ALLOW FOR SOME INCRG HI
CLDS AS ONE SYS PULLS AWAY AND NEXT ONE APPCHS...AND WILL DCRS CLDS
ONLY TO PTCLDY TERRITORY.
WRMFNT MOVG IN LATE SUN NGT AS SFC LO APPCHS FROM THE NW MAY BRING
SOME SHWRS LATE SUN NGT. DESPITE COOL THINKNSSES...TEMPS SHUD BE
WARMNG TOO MUCH AT SFC AND LWR LYS FOR ANY SNW. AS THIS SYS AND ITS
SCT SHWRS MOVE ACRS MON...ENUF COOLNG MAY OCCUR BY AFTN AHD OF COLER
AIR FOR A LTL SNW IN THE N...SO WILL ACCOUNT FOR THIS PSBLTY. WILL
THEN HAVE SOME LGT SNW/SHW SHWRS/ MON NGT AND SOME FLRYS E/NE TUE AS
UPR SYS CONTS TO MOVE THRU THEN E OF AREA. NEW ETA/NAM FROM 18Z
SHOWS A LTL MORE DIGGING AND A LTL SLWR MOVEMENT TO UPR LOW. IF THIS
TREND CONTS...AND IT CUD CONSIDERNG HOW FAR OUT IN GULFAK SYS IS
RIGHT NOW...WE CUD WIND UP WITH SOME SNW ACCUM MON NGT. HVR THIS IS
SPECULATION FOR NOW.
SYS SHUD IN ANY EVENT SHUD BE MOVG OUT BY LATE TUE EVEN IF IT SLOWS
DOWN...LEADG TO DCRG WNDS AFTER A WNDY MON NGT AND TUE...WITH DCRG
CLDS AND SOME NICE COLD TEMPS FOR TUE NGT.
IN THE EXTENDED WED THRU SAT...LAST 3 GFS RUNS AND DGEX HAVE COME
AROUND TO A SOLN OF NW FLOW ALOFT IN THE MIDDLE PART OF THE
COUNTRY...WITH A DECENT UPPER RIDGE BUILDING OVR THE W COAST AND A
TROF TO OUR E. THIS IS BACKED UP BY THE 00Z/06Z ENS MEANS. A DRY
FLOW...AND LOOKS TO BE LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PCPN IN THIS AREA...WITH
A POSSIBLE EXCEPTION ON D+7 WHERE ANOTHER UPPER TROF SCOOTS SWD FM S
CENTRAL CANADA. LEFT DRY ATTM HOWEVER AS TREND WAS NOT STRONG ENUF
TO WARRANT A MENTION A WEEK OUT. A POWERFUL UPPER TROF ALSO MOVES
SWD THRU THIS AREA IN THE THU TIMEFRAME. THIS SYSTEM DRAGS A STRONG
CDFNT THRU THE FA DURING THE DAY. TAKEN LITERALLY FOR TIMING...THERE
WOULD LIKELY BE FALLING TEMPS DURING THU AFTN. EDGED DOWN THE HIGHS
ON THU TO AOB GUIDANCE VALUES...USING THE H85 TEMPS OFF OF THE 06Z
DGEX VALID AT 18Z THU. MY HIGHS ARE FULLY MIXED FM THOSE FCST H85
TEMPS. GRADIENT THEN STAYS RATHER STRONG ACROSS CWFA INTO FRI
MRNG...ESP OVR THE ERN TWO THIRDS...SO KEPT LOWS MIXED ABOUT 10 DEGS
ABV FCST 12Z H85 TEMPS FM THE 00Z GFS/06Z DGEX. THAT BEING SAID MAY
HAVE TO DROP LOWS FURTHER FM THE JAMES VALLEY WWD BY TOMORROWS FCST
ISSUANCE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT H85 TEMPS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE DGEX AND GFS RUNS IN THIS FCST PKG. ECMWF DID NOT SHOW
AS MUCH AS A COLD PUSH FOR THU AND WAS NOT FOLLOWED YET ATTM.
&&
.AVIATION...
MVFR CIGS AND VIS THROUGH 00Z WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. WITH INTENSIFYING LOW PRESSURE OVER
MINNESOTA...STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP OVER WESTERN AREAS BY
00Z...THEN SPREADING EASTWARD THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS MAY GUST TO
NEAR 45 MPH OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN
IOWA AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...WND ADVY TNGT JAMES RVR AND W
WND ADVY TNGT AND ERY WED MRNG E OF JAMES RVR
MN...WND ADVY TNGT AND WED MRNG
IA...WND ADVY TNGT AND WED MRNG
NE...WND ADVY TNGT AND ERY WED MRNG.
&&
WILLIAMS/MJF/JMHAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD 0552 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2005 SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098- IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-131200- AURORA-BEADLE-BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-BRULE-BUENA VISTA IA- CHARLES MIX-CHEROKEE IA-CLAY-CLAY IA-COTTONWOOD MN-DAKOTA NE- DAVISON-DICKINSON IA-DIXON NE-DOUGLAS-GREGORY-HANSON-HUTCHINSON- IDA IA-JACKSON MN-JERAULD-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-LINCOLN MN- LYON IA-LYON MN-MCCOOK-MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN- OBRIEN IA-OSCEOLA IA-PIPESTONE MN-PLYMOUTH IA-ROCK MN-SANBORN- SIOUX IA-TURNER-UNION-WOODBURY IA-YANKTON- 0552 AM CST SAT NOV 12 2005 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA... SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS... ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIFT NORTHWARD ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING WITHIN A BROADER AREA OF SCATTERED SHOWERS. THESE STORMS WILL NOT BE SEVERE. HOWEVER...BETWEEN 1PM AND 3PM...ADDITIONAL AND MORE DISCRETE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP RAPIDLY ALONG A LINE FROM WAKEFIELD TO ORANGE CITY TO COMFREY. THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HAIL TO HALF DOLLAR SIZE...AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 65 MPH. THE CELLS SHOULD QUICKLY CONGEAL INTO A LINE...AND MOVE RAPIDLY TO THE NORTHEAST. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL END BY 6PM. WIND AND FOG... BY MID AFTERNOON...WINDS FROM THE JAMES VALLEY AND WESTWARD WILL BECOME NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL OVERSPREAD AREAS NEAR INTERSTATE 29 BY AROUND 6PM...AND CONTINUE TO EXPAND THROUGH NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA IN THE EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME ESPECIALLY STRONG ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...WHERE SOME WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY STRONG LOW PRESSURE WILL AGAIN CRANK UP WINDS ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY ACROSS THE REGION. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL SPILL IN AS WELL... AND THERE IS A THREAT FOR SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL...MAINLY ACROSS SOUTHWESTERN MINNESOTA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER 1 PM FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA. && FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/FSD. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
357 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0255 PM HAIL EMERY 43.60N 97.62W
11/12/2005 0.88 INCH HANSON SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
0322 PM HAIL HURLEY 43.28N 97.09W
11/12/2005 0.75 INCH TURNER SD EMERGENCY MNGR
0344 PM HAIL MONROE 43.49N 97.22W
11/12/2005 0.75 INCH TURNER SD EMERGENCY MNGR
0315 PM HAIL 4 W SALEM 43.72N 97.47W
11/12/2005 0.88 INCH MCCOOK SD EMERGENCY MNGR
0345 PM HAIL 5 S MARION 43.35N 97.26W
11/12/2005 0.75 INCH TURNER SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0315 PM HAIL 4 W SALEM 43.72N 97.47W
11/12/2005 0.88 INCH MCCOOK SD TRAINED SPOTTER
&&
BUSSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
407 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0402 PM HAIL 6 E MONROE 43.49N 97.10W
11/12/2005 0.88 INCH TURNER SD EMERGENCY MNGR
0402 PM HAIL 6 S HUMBOLDT 43.56N 97.07W
11/12/2005 0.88 INCH MINNEHAHA SD AMATEUR RADIO
&&
BUSSPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
417 PM CST SAT NOV 12 2005
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0355 PM HAIL 3 E HARTFORD 43.62N 96.88W
11/12/2005 0.75 INCH MINNEHAHA SD PUBLIC
0410 PM HAIL 2 S ROCK VALLEY 43.18N 96.30W
11/12/2005 0.75 INCH SIOUX IA PUBLIC
&&
BUSSThe Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:27 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A tornado destroyed the wall and part of the roof of a business in Hospers, and caused minor damage to contents in the building.
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