Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 10, 2016

Name: Damaging Wind in Minnesota, August 10, 2016
Start: 2016-08-10T02:42
End: 2016-08-10T02:42
Location: Minnesota

August 10, 2016 · NWS ABR · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A line of thunderstorms moved into west central Minnesota bringing damaging winds near Tintah.

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The toll

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

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What happened

The episode as NWS ABR wrote it up.

A line of thunderstorms moved into west central Minnesota bringing damaging winds near Tintah.

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 Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Aug 9, 11:39 PM CST, 3 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 11:39 PM CST, 3 hours 3 minutes before

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
1239 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

.UPDATE...
Issued at 922 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016

A few storms have developed this evening over north central sd
with many more moving in from northwest sd. Still expect good
coverage of storms through the night along with severe weather
possible. Updated forecast.

UPDATE Issued at 703 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016

Adjusted pops and added severe mention through the night across
the cwa.

00z aviation discussion updated below.

&&

.SHORT TERM...(This Evening through Thursday Night)
Issued at 308 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016

The unsettled pattern will continue across the area for the next
couple of days. A warm front will be the focus for shower and
thunderstorm activity tonight, with storms expected to develop west
of the CWA by early evening, then spread eastward through the
overnight hours. Deep and low level shear are fairly impressive
along and north of the front, and in association with a 35 to 45
knot low level jet and cape values between 1500-2500 j/kg, should be
enough to result in some of the storms becoming severe, with gusty
winds and large hail being the main threats. The precipitation will
push out of the region early Wednesday morning, then look for
conditions to reset during the day before a cold front approaches
and becomes the focus for thunderstorm development again Wednesday
night into Thursday morning. Deep layer and low level shear are not
as impressive during this time, nor are most unstable cape values.
There will still be a decent low level jet in place, and in
conjunction with the cold front moving through, cannot rule out
another chance for severe weather. Conditions finally begin to quiet
down Thursday night as high pressure moves in behind the exiting
storm system.

Strong WAA will be in place on Wednesday, with highs mainly in the
90s, with a few low 100s possible. Abundant moisture (dewpoints in
the upper 60s to mid 70s) will result in muggy conditions, with
portions of the CWA likely seeing heat indices above 100 degrees.
Therefore, have issued a heat advisory for the part of the CWA where
that is most likely to happen. Slightly cooler air moves back in on
Thursday with highs back down in the 80s.

.LONG TERM...(Friday through Tuesday)
Issued at 308 PM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016

The 500MB weather map will look like this to start out 12Z
Friday, a high amplitude ridge will be across the west coast up
through British Columbia and a trough will still be across much of
the rest of the nation. The main low will be across southern
Manitoba at 12Z Friday, and slowly shift east across Manitoba on on
Saturday. At the surface the cwa will be in between systems, with
the initial cold front well to our southeast, across southeastern
IA. 850MB temps will still be 16-20C with CAA on north-northwest
winds. 70s will return over eastern SD and west central MN Saturday
as the CAA continues and high pressure builds in at the surface.
Expect the surface high to be directly overhead from roughly 18Z
Saturday to 18Z Sunday.

The 500MB Pacific ridge will build in whole heartedly Sunday. At the
same time, the exiting sfc high will bring a slow return of
southerly winds during the day. The main result will be the slow
rise in temperatures for the start of the next work week, with highs
back above normal, into the mid 90s southwest to mid 80s northeast.
Low pressure over eastern MT and WY Monday afternoon will stretch
from southwestern SD to northeastern ND by daybreak Tuesday. The
main question limiting shower/thunderstorm potential will be limited
moisture during the day Tuesday.

&&

.AVIATION...(For the 06Z TAFS through 06Z Wednesday Night)
Issued at 1238 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

+TSRA near KMBG will continue east and could eventually impact
KABR/KATY, with the risk for additional storms forming in this
environment, even as far south at KPIR. Storms will diminish in
coverage and intensity as the morning progresses.

&&

.ABR Watches/Warnings/Advisories...
SD...Heat Advisory from noon CDT /11 AM MDT/ today to 8 PM CDT /7 PM
     MDT/ this evening for SDZ006-010-016>018-033>037-045-048-051.

MN...NONE.
&&

UPDATE...Mohr
SHORT TERM...Parkin
LONG TERM...KF
AVIATION...Connelly

Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 9, 3:00 AM CST, 23 hours 42 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
400 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016

MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-100900-
TRAVERSE-BIG STONE-CORSON-CAMPBELL-MCPHERSON-BROWN-MARSHALL-
ROBERTS-WALWORTH-EDMUNDS-DAY-DEWEY-POTTER-FAULK-SPINK-CLARK-
CODINGTON-GRANT-HAMLIN-DEUEL-STANLEY-SULLY-HUGHES-HYDE-HAND-JONES-
LYMAN-BUFFALO-
400 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2016 /300 AM MDT TUE AUG 9 2016/

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LATE TODAY AND INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS THE REGION
COULD SEE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...WITH THE FOCUS FOR
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ALONG AND NORTH OF HIGHWAY 212 AND WEST
OF HIGHWAY 281. THE MAIN RISK WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG
WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

WE HAVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR SEVERE WEATHER LATE WEDNESDAY INTO
EARLY THURSDAY. THE FOCUS AREA WILL BE ALONG AND NORTHEAST OF A
LINE FROM MOBRIDGE TO HURON AND WATERTOWN. THE MAIN THREAT WILL
BE LARGE HAIL AND STRONG WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUESTED THIS EVENING FOR COUNTIES ACROSS
NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.

CONNELLY

In the hours before

Local storm report, Aug 10, 2:04 AM CST, 38 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
304 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

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

0235 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 N BRITTON             45.82N 97.74W
08/10/2016  M72 MPH          MARSHALL           SD   MESONET

            MESONET STATION BRITTON 1 NNE /KBTN/.

&&

SRF

Local storm report, Aug 10, 2:11 AM CST, 31 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
311 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

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

0241 AM     TSTM WND GST     3 WSW HILLHEAD          45.81N 97.45W
08/10/2016  M92 MPH          MARSHALL           SD   MESONET

            MARSHALL COUNTY RAWS - MRLS2. TIME ESTIMATED
            VIA RADAR.

&&

SRF

Local storm report, Aug 10, 2:28 AM CST, 14 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
328 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

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

0309 AM     TSTM WND GST     2 ENE SISSETON          45.67N 97.00W
08/10/2016  M56 MPH          ROBERTS            SD   ASOS

            ASOS STATION SISSETON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT
            /8D3/.

&&

SRF

Local storm report, Aug 10, 2:33 AM CST, 9 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
333 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

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

0313 AM     TSTM WND GST     4 NNW VICTOR            45.93N 96.85W
08/10/2016  M52 MPH          ROBERTS            SD   MESONET

            VICTOR RWIS.

&&

SRF

Special weather statement, Aug 10, 2:33 AM CST, 9 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
333 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

SDZ005-010-100915-
EDMUNDS SD-MCPHERSON SD-
333 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN MCPHERSON AND
NORTHEASTERN EDMUNDS COUNTIES UNTIL 415 AM CDT...

AT 332 AM CDT...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS REPORTED A STRONG
THUNDERSTORM NEAR LONG LAKE...OR 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
ASHLEY...MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.

NICKEL SIZE HAIL AND WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH
THIS STORM.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEOLA...FORBES...LONG LAKE...LONG LAKE COLONY...GRASSLAND COLONY AND
SPRING CREEK COLONY.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 AM CDT FOR
NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA.

LAT...LON 4558 9881 4571 9931 4594 9924 4594 9873
TIME...MOT...LOC 0832Z 280DEG 27KT 4581 9915

LUECK

Local storm report, Aug 10, 2:41 AM CST, 1 minute before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD
341 AM CDT WED AUG 10 2016

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

0249 AM     TSTM WND DMG     VEBLEN                  45.86N 97.29W
08/10/2016                   MARSHALL           SD   TRAINED SPOTTER

            A FEW 3 TO 4 INCH DIAMETER TREE BRANCHES
            DOWN IN TOWN. SEVERAL SMALL BRANCHES DOWN.

&&

SRF

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 174 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 08:39 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Traverse

When: August 10, 2:42 AM CST
Where: Traverse County, 2.52 mi SE of Tintah
Measured: 61 kt (70 mph) estimated gust
Reported by: Public
Coordinates: 45.990, -96.300

Seventy mph winds brought down many large tree branches.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind: Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

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

The same day elsewhere

Every storm in Minnesota in 2016 Every state in 2016 This day in weather history Warnings in Minnesota, August 2016

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: 657652.