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

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

0942 PM     HAIL             6 S CONCORD             42.30N 96.99W
08/03/2005  1.75 INCH        DIXON              NE   PUBLIC

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

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

0948 PM     HAIL             JEFFERSON               42.60N 96.56W
08/03/2005  1.00 INCH        UNION              SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

            60 MPH WINDS ALSO REPORTED.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1000 PM CDT WED AUG 03 2005

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

0959 PM     HAIL             3 W HINTON              42.62N 96.35W
08/03/2005  0.88 INCH        PLYMOUTH           IA   TRAINED SPOTTER

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1000 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2005

SDZ070-071-040330-
CLAY-UNION-
1000 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2005

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH NUMBER 699 HAS EXPIRED...

THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS DECREASED ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER
A FEW STORMS COULD STILL BECOME SEVERE THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

IAZ001-MNZ071-072-080-089-097-098-040330-
LINCOLN MN-LYON IA-LYON MN-MURRAY MN-NOBLES MN-PIPESTONE MN-ROCK MN-
1000 PM CDT WED AUG 3 2005

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WATCH NUMBER 701 CANCELLED FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST IOWA...

THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER HAS ENDED WEST OF A MARSHALL
MINNESOTA TO ROCK RAPIDS IOWA LINE.