Hail in Nebraska, August 3, 2005

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
250 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2005

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN FCST PBLM WL BE WHEN TRW WL DEVELOP ACRS CWA TONIGHT.
ATTM...MID LEVEL CAP IN PLACE WHILE CDFNT IS MOVG THRU SRN CWA. CAP
IS NOT EXPECTED TO BREAK UNTIL THIS EVE WITH APPROACH OF S/W. CAP
SHUD BREAK FIRST ACRS WRN CWA AND COOLING WL SPREAD E DURING NITE.
TRW OVR WRN SD ASSOCD WITH THIS S/W SHUD CONT TO DEVELOP AS IT MOVES
EWD. NEXT QUESTION WL BE SVR WX THREAT. SINCE COOLER AIR ALOFT LAGS
WELL BEHIND FNT...AND LOW LEVELS BECOME MORE STABLE WITH INFLUX OF
COOLER AIR IN THE LOW LEVELS WITH TIME...THREAT OF SVR WX MAY BE
SOMEWHAT LIMITED. CUD SEE SVR STORMS OVR WRN CWA THIS EVE...BUT AS
NIGHT PROGRESSES MAY JUST TURN INTO RAIN EVENT...AS GUSTY WINDS
ASSOCD WITH STORMS MAY HAVE A HARD TIME REACHING SFC. STILL WITH
COLDER AIR ALOFT CUD SEE DECENT HAIL WITH SOME OF THE STORMS AS
SHEAR STILL FAIRLY GOOD.

LINGERING PRECIP OVR SERN CWA THU MORN...BUT CWA SHUD CLEAR OUT
NICELY WITH COOLER TEMPS AND DRIER AIR EXPECTED. SHUD REAMIN MILD ON
FRI WITH DRY AIR IN PLACE AND PLENTY OF SUNSHINE. WL WARM UP AGAIN
THIS WEEKEND AS RIDGE ALOFT BUILDS OVR NRN ROCKIES...BUT WL NOT BE
AS HUMID AS IT HAS BEEN. HUMIDITY SHUD RETURN NICELY BY MON AS RIDGE
AXIS SHIFTS EWD INTO PLAINS ALLOWING BEETER LLM TO RETURN. WL ALSO
BE HOT AGAIN MON INTO WED...WITH CDFNT MOVING THRU WED. WL KEEP DRY
FRI THRU TUES...WITH A CHC OF TRW ON WED.

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.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...NONE.
MN...NONE.
IA...NONE.
NE...NONE.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1054 AM CDT WED AUG 03 2005

SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-041200-
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-
1054 AM CDT WED AUG 03 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA...NORTHWEST IOWA...AND NORTHEAST NEBRASKA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AREAS SOUTH AND
EAST OF A LINE FROM TYNDALL TO SIOUX FALLS TO JACKSON MN LATE
AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER
WILL BE WIND GUST OF 60 MPH AND HAIL TO THE SIZE OF QUARTERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE WEST OF INTERSTATE 29 AFTER 4
PM.
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
IOWA AFTER 6 PM.

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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
859 PM CDT WED AUG 03 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0848 PM     HAIL             5 E MARSHALL            44.45N 95.69W
08/03/2005  0.88 INCH        LYON               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
909 PM CDT WED AUG 03 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0530 PM     HAIL             WESSINGTON SPRINGS      44.08N 98.57W
08/03/2005  1.00 INCH        JERAULD            SD   LAW ENFORCEMENT

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
919 PM CDT WED AUG 03 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0825 PM     HAIL             4 NE HARDWICK           43.82N 96.14W
08/03/2005  0.88 INCH        ROCK               MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            60 MPH WINDS.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
924 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2005

SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-065>069-040255-
BON HOMME-BROOKINGS-HANSON-HUTCHINSON-KINGSBURY-LAKE-LINCOLN-MCCOOK-
MINER-MINNEHAHA-MOODY-TURNER-YANKTON-
924 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2005

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH NUMBER 699 CANCELLED FOR PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA...

THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED WEST OF BROOKINGS TO SIOUX
FALLS TO YANKTON LINE. THUS THE WATCH HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR THAT
AREA.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
926 PM CDT WED AUG 03 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0914 PM     TSTM WND GST     WESTBROOK               44.04N 95.43W
08/03/2005  60 MPH           COTTONWOOD         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
929 PM CDT WED AUG 03 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0910 PM     TSTM WND DMG     WESTBROOK               44.04N 95.43W
08/03/2005                   COTTONWOOD         MN   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TREES DOWN IN WESTBROOK.

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