Thunderstorm Wind, Fall River
- When
- July 27, 1:36 PM MST
- Where
- Fall River County, 2.69 mi SW of Oral
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.376, -103.312
Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
A severe thunderstorm produced strong wind gusts and hail to quarter size over portions of eastern Fall River County.
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The episode as NWS UNR wrote it up.
A severe thunderstorm produced strong wind gusts and hail to quarter size over portions of eastern Fall River County.
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 Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 27, 1:30 PM MST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion For Western SD and Northeastern WY National Weather Service Rapid City SD 230 PM MDT WED JUL 27 2016 .SHORT TERM...(This Evening Through Thursday Night) Issued at 228 PM MDT Wed Jul 27 2016 20z surface analysis had a frontal boundary from southwest MT into the Black Hills into central NE, and then winding back into central MN. Distinct compact shortwave noted over northeast WY per water vapour loop, which is assisting on going convection over parts of the CWA this afternoon. Activity developing in a 1-2KJ/kg MLCAPE regime. MLCIN about gone most places. 0-6km effective shear 15-20m/s, which will be enough for a couple of strong to severe storms through this evening. Overnight, subsidence behind departing shortwave will bring a respite from storms, but a stronger wave will push southeast into the CWA late tonight. It will be preceded by a 20-30kt low level jet and associated theta-e advection. Guidance has been consistent bringing a blob of precipitation through the CWA with embedded thunderstorms. Have upped pops to account. Temperatures will be near guidance. Thursday, overnight storms will slowly shift southeast with daytime recovery limited so suspect additional storms will be less active than previous days. Temperatures will be near guidance. .LONG TERM...(Friday Through Wednesday) Issued at 228 PM MDT Wed Jul 27 2016 Chances for showers and thunderstorms will continue Friday, mainly over the eastern CWA where upper energy will be focused. Highs will be in the 80s. With weak upper ridging briefly over the region this weekend, warmer and drier conditions are expected. Isolated thunderstorms will remain in the forecast for the weekend. Towards the end of the weekend, the Canadian low pressure system will push the ridge eastward, placing the northern plains back in more active zonal to southwest flow. Above average temperatures will continue into early next week. && .AVIATION...(For the 18Z TAFS Through 18Z Thursday) Issued At 228 PM MDT Wed Jul 27 2016 A band of showers/storms across northwest South Dakota into the Black Hills will continue to move eastward this afternoon, with IFR to MVFR conditions around heavier showers and storms. Mainly VFR conditions expected by early evening as showers and storms move east and south of the area. Additional rain showers with MVFR conditions expected across northeast Wyoming and western SD by early Thursday morning. && .UNR Watches/Warnings/Advisories... SD...None. WY...None. && SHORT TERM...Helgeson LONG TERM...15 AVIATION...15
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 419 AM MDT WED JUL 27 2016 SDZ001-012-024>031-041-042-072>074-WYZ054>058-071-281300- HARDING-BUTTE-NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOT HILLS-RAPID CITY- SOUTHERN FOOT HILLS-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS- CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-FALL RIVER-OGLALA LAKOTA- STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOT HILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS- HERMOSA FOOT HILLS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL- WESTERN CROOK-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-WESTON-NORTHEASTERN CROOK- 419 AM MDT WED JUL 27 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE BLACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA...WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA...NORTHEAST WYOMING...AND THE BLACK HILLS OF WYOMING. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE BLACK HILLS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A DAILY CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES... OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAPIDCITY SDZ002-013-014-032-043-044-046-047-049-281300- PERKINS-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-HAAKON-JACKSON-BENNETT- MELLETTE-TODD-TRIPP- 419 AM MDT WED JUL 27 2016 /519 AM CDT WED JUL 27 2016/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA...AND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY THERE IS A DAILY CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. ISOLATED SEVERE WEATHER IS POSSIBLE IN THE PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. && STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES... OR CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAPIDCITY
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</html>The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 92 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:38 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Wind gusts were estimated at 60 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Dakota in 2016Every state in 2016This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, July 2016
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 645265, 645269.