Hail in Minnesota, September 16, 2006

Name: Hail in Minnesota, September 16, 2006
Start: 2006-09-16T16:28
End: 2006-09-16T16:28
Location: Minnesota

September 16, 2006 · NWS FSD · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths: 0
Injuries: 0
Property damage: None recorded
Crop damage: None recorded
Events: 1

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.

What forecasters said that day

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 Sep 16, 3:10 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 16, 3:10 PM CST, 1 hour 18 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR SOUTHEAST SD/SOUTHWEST MN/NORTHWEST IA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
410 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

.DISCUSSION...

FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT WEATHER EVENT BEGINNING TO UNFOLD ACROSS THE
AREA. LOW PRESSURE CENTERED OVER NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA IS
EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY BETWEEN 23Z AND 02Z AS 120 KNOT JET
STREAK ROUNDS THE BASE OF THE TROUGH. AS SPEED SHEAR INCREASES
ACROSS THE AREA...EXPECTING SEVERE WEATHER THREAT TO INTENSIFY.
STILL EXPECT TWO CONVECTIVE MODES THIS EVENING...WITH DISCRETE
SUPERCELLS FORMING AHEAD OF MAIN CONVECTIVE LINE ALONG COLD FRONT.
EXPECT POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES...ESPECIALLY WITH DISCRETE CELLS.
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT WILL EVOLVE INTO HAIL AND WIND THREAT AS
CONVECTIVE LINE CATCHES UP TO DISCRETE CELLS ALONG THE FRONT. COLD
PUSH FAIRLY STRONG LATE TONIGHT...AND HAVE DECREASED LOWS SLIGHTLY.
AS COLD AIR ADVECTION TAKES OVER...STRONG WINDS FROM ALOFT SHOULD
MAKE IT TO THE SURFACE AND WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT LOOKS
REASONABLE...THOUGH MAY START A LITTLE SOONER THAN WINDS BEGIN IN
EARNEST.

WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY AND MONDAY...ALTHOUGH
GRADUALLY WEAKENING THROUGH TIME AS GRADIENT SLOWLY WEAKENS OVER THE
AREA. STRONGEST PUSH OF COLD ADVECTION MOVES EAST OF OUR AREA BY 12Z
HOWEVER DEEP MIXING OF WESTERLY FLOW COULD RESULT IN WIND ADVISORY
RANGE GUSTS AGAIN IN THE WESTERN CWA BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...
DUE TO COMPLEXITY OF ONGOING SITUATION...WILL NOT HEADLINE AT THIS
TIME AND LEAVE THAT FOR THE MID SHIFT TO EXAMINE FURTHER.

SHOWER CHANCES FROM PREVIOUS FORECAST STILL LOOKING GOOD ACROSS
ESPECIALLY THE NORTHERN 2/3RDS OF THE CWA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
LINGERING ACROSS SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA MONDAY NIGHT. TEMPS WILL BE
QUITE COOL WITH HIGHS IN THE 50S MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

IN THE LONGER RANGE...FAVORING THE ECMWF FOR BROAD SCALE FEATURES...
AS IT HAS BEEN MORE CONSISTENT OVERALL THAN GFS WHICH HAS BEEN
HAVING TIMING STRENGTH ISSUES IN TRANSITIONAL PATTERN. MIDWEEK
SHOULD REMAIN DRY WITH WEAK RIDGING SURFACE AND ALOFT. SURFACE AND
850MB FRONT STRENGTHENS TO OUR SOUTH ON THURSDAY...THEN PIVOTS
NORTHWARD INTO THE EASTERN CWA BY LATER FRIDAY/FRIDAY NIGHT AS UPPER
TROUGH CARVES OUT IN THE WEST AND SHORTWAVE EJECTS OUT OF THE TROUGH
INTO OUR AREA. WILL MAINTAIN SLIGHT CHANCE POPS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
CWA LATER THURSDAY...THEN INCREASE MAINLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL/EAST
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...STILL KEEPING IN
LOWER CHANCE RANGE FOR NOW DUE TO MODEL INCONSISTENCIES. NOT MUCH
CHANGE TO TEMPS AT THIS POINT. KEEPING IN THE 60S FOR THE MOST PART
WITH FRONT EXPECTED TO BE SOUTH OF THE AREA THROUGH MOST OF THE
PERIOD.

&&

.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...WIND ADVY ALL COUNTIES 6PM TO 4AM TONIGHT.
MN...WIND ADVY ALL COUNTIES 6PM TO 4AM TONIGHT.
IA...WIND ADVY ALL COUNTIES 6PM TO 4AM TONIGHT.
NE...WIND ADVY ALL COUNTIES 6PM TO 4AM TONIGHT.

&&

 BT/JH

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 16, 10:58 AM CST, 5 hours 30 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
1158 AM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

SDZ038>040-050-052>071-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-098-
IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-NEZ013-014-171200-
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-
1158 AM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS...
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG A STRONG
COLD FRONT THIS AFTERNOON AND RAPIDLY MARCH EAST.  STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 80 MPH AND HAIL UP TO  THE SIZE OF GOLF
BALLS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.  THERE IS ALSO THE
POTENTIAL FOR MINI-SUPERCELLS EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER AHEAD OF
THE MAIN CONVECTIVE LINE.  THESE STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING LARGE DESTRUCTIVE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...AND
TORNADOES. INITIAL SUPERCELL DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 330
PM AND 530 PM BETWEEN THE JAMES RIVER VALLEY AND THE INTERSTATE
29 CORRIDOR. THESE STORMS WILL MOVE INTO NORTHWEST IOWA AND
SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AFTER 5 PM.

WIND AND FOG...
WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 WILL DEVELOP BY LATER
THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE REGION...THEN DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT ON
SUNDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE
POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA
AFTER 3 PM...AND IN NORTHWEST IOWA AND SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA AFTER
5 PM.

&&

FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.CRH.NOAA.GOV/FSD. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

BT

In the hours before

Local storm report, Sep 16, 3:34 PM CST, 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
434 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

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

0413 PM     HAIL             6 SW SALEM              43.66N 97.47W
09/16/2006  E1.75 INCH       MCCOOK             SD   AMATEUR RADIO

            GOLFBALL SIZE HAIL ON INTERSTATE 90 AT MILE MARKER 353

&&

JS

Local storm report, Sep 16, 3:36 PM CST, 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
436 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

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

0415 PM     TORNADO          5 S SALEM               43.65N 97.39W
09/16/2006                   MCCOOK             SD   EMERGENCY MNGR

            TORNADO WITH DEBRIS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 90 ON HIGHWAY 81

&&

JS

Local storm report, Sep 16, 3:45 PM CST, 43 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
445 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

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

0420 PM     TSTM WND GST     5 SE SALEM              43.67N 97.32W
09/16/2006  E70 MPH          MCCOOK             SD   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SEMI-TRAILER TRUCK BLOWN OVER ON INTERSTATE 90 NEAR
            CANISTOTA EXIT

&&

JS

Local storm report, Sep 16, 4:00 PM CST, 28 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
500 PM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

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

0410 PM     TORNADO          4 SE SALEM              43.68N 97.33W
09/16/2006                   MCCOOK             SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

0452 PM     HAIL             4 NE PUKWANA            43.82N 99.13W
09/16/2006  E1.00 INCH       BRULE              SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

TRM

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 66 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:26 UTC.

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Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Pipestone

When: September 16, 4:28 PM CST
Where: Pipestone County, 10 mi NNW of Pipestone
Measured: 0.75 in hail
Reported by: TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates: 44.133, -96.400

What these are

Hail: Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Minnesota in 2006 Every state in 2006 This day in weather history Warnings in Minnesota, September 2006

Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5533577.