Hail and Damaging Winds in South Dakota, August 24, 2006

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
325 PM CDT THU AUG 24 2006

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
SHORT RANGE MODELS DOING WELL WITH CURRENT SITUATION.  NEAR TERM
FOCUS IS ON TONIGHT AND CHANCES OF SEVERE CONVECTION.  CURRENT
SURFACE ANALYSIS DEPICTS SURFACE LOW APPROACHING THE MISSOURI RIVER
WITH INVERTED TROUGH TO CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA.  WARM FRONT EXTENDS
FROM CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA TO NEAR SIOUX FALLS.  VERY HIGH DEW POINTS
ESPECIALLY FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR ARE IN PLACE IN EASTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA WITH VALUES IN THE UPPER 60S.  LATEST LAPS ANALYSIS DEPICTS
CAPE VALUES NEARING 4K J/KG WITH LIFTED INDEX VALUES GREATER THAN
-9.  AN UPPER WAVE IS MOVING TOWARD THE AREA WITH A PROGGED ARRIVAL
TIME OF 00Z.  AT THE SAME TIME JET EXIT REGION MOVES ACROSS THE
AREA.  EARLY CLOUD COVER INHIBITED TEMPERATURES OVER THIS AREA BUT
HAVE RECENTLY CLEARED AND TEMPERATURES ARE CLIMBING QUICKLY.  HAVE
WATCH ISSUED UNTIL 9 PM CDT CURRENT GRIDS REFLECT THE CHANCE OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM TONIGHT.  BEHIND THE FRONT MUCH DRIER AIR IS
MOVING INTO THE WEST.  AS WESTERN UPPER RIDGE MOVES EAST.  SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE SHOULD USHER IN WARM DRY CONDITIONS.

.LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
EXTENDED TERM LOOKS TO BE DOMINATED BY UPPER RIDGING ACROSS THE
CENTRAL US THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE PERIOD...WITH THE RIDGE
PUSHING TO THE EAST BY LATER WED/THU TIMEFRAME. FOR NOW EXPECT CLEAR
TO PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH THE UPPER RIDGE IN PLACE MONDAY INTO
TUESDAY. LATEST MODELS ARE ADVERTISING SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT INTO
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...WITH A SHORTWAVE EJECTING INTO THE NORTHERN
PLAINS LATE WED AND THU. LLJ LOOKS TO KICK IN WED NIGHT...WITH SFC
LOW PRESSURE CENTERED ALONG THE WESTERN DAKOTAS. AREA OF LOW
PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST INTO THURSDAY...WITH STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW
CONTINUING INTO THE EASTERN DAKOTAS/MINNESOTA. COULD SEE SOME
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THIS SYSTEM WED NIGHT AND AGAIN
THU...BUT SLIGHTLY CONCERNED WITH HOW FAST THE UPPER RIDGE IS PUSHED
EAST. THEREFORE WITH SOME TIMING ISSUES STILL BEING RESOLVED...HAVE
LEFT THE FORECAST DRY FOR NOW. AS FOR TEMPERATURES...MADE LITTLE
CHANGES WITH A WARM-UP EXPECTED THROUGH THE PERIOD.

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.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...NONE.
MN...NONE.
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KEEFE/ALBRECHT

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
555 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006

SDZ033-035-045-048-251100-
STANLEY-HUGHES-JONES-LYMAN-
555 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 /455 AM MDT THU AUG 24 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER INDEX WILL BE IN THE VERY HIGH CATEGORY
TODAY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...WITH LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL
BE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON.

SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-034-036-037-051-251100-
CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-
SULLY-HYDE-HAND-BUFFALO-
555 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006 /455 AM MDT THU AUG 24 2006/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL SOUTH
DAKOTA AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING...WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY
THREATS. TORNADOS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON.

MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-251100-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-BROWN-MARSHALL-ROBERTS-DAY-SPINK-CLARK-
CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-
555 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WEST CENTRAL
MINNESOTA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SOME STORMS MAY BE SEVERE TODAY...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING. THE SEVERE WEATHER THREATS TODAY INCLUDE LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS AND TORNADOS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE AS WELL...INCREASING THE THREAT FOR FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY...ESPECIALLY AFTER
3 PM.

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