Hail, Charles Mix
- When
- June 6, 12:08 PM CST to 12:10 PM CST
- Where
- Charles Mix County, 2.76 mi S of Ravinia
- Measured
- 1 in hail
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 43.090, -98.430
Continued warm air advection and the advancement of steep mid-level lapse rates brought MLCAPE up to 2000 J/kg. Storms evolved into small bowing segments with deep-layer shear up to 50 knots and DCAPE values over 1000 J/kg while moving from south central to east central South Dakota.
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The episode as NWS FSD wrote it up.
Continued warm air advection and the advancement of steep mid-level lapse rates brought MLCAPE up to 2000 J/kg. Storms evolved into small bowing segments with deep-layer shear up to 50 knots and DCAPE values over 1000 J/kg while moving from south central to east central South Dakota.
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 Jun 6, 11:50 AM CST, 18 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 754 AM CDT Sat Jun 6 2020 SDZ038-039-050-052>054-057>060-063>065-071300- Beadle-Kingsbury-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Brule-Aurora-Davison- Hanson-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson- 754 AM CDT Sat Jun 6 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota, east central South Dakota, south central South Dakota and southeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Isolated thunderstorms will be possible later this morning through early afternoon, mainly north of Interstate 90. A few storms could produce hail up to half dollar size and winds to 65 mph. While storms are highly unlikely late afternoon and early evening, any storms which do develop would be capable of large hail to golf ball size, winds to 70 mph and even an isolated tornado. The better chance for storms mainly near/west of the James River will spread in later this evening and early in the overnight with a threat for hail up to quarter size and winds to 70 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. A few storms will be possible again Sunday evening, which could produce large hail and damaging wind. More storms on Monday afternoon and Monday night will be capable of being severe as well, along with producing areas of heavy rainfall and potentially some flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. IAZ001-012-MNZ071-072-080-097-098-NEZ013-SDZ040-055-056-061-062- 066>071-071300- Lyon-Sioux-Lincoln-Murray-Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Brookings-Lake-Moody- McCook-Minnehaha-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-Clay-Union- 754 AM CDT Sat Jun 6 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, east central South Dakota and southeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. An isolated thunderstorm is possible during the afternoon north of Interstate 90, with a small chance to produce hail up to quarter size or damaging winds to 60 mph. While storms are quite unlikely south of Interstate 90 later today, if a storm manages to develop toward early evening, it would likely be severe with large hail, damaging wind or a tornado. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. A small chance for a thunderstorm will occur Sunday night north of Interstate 90, with a threat for a severe storm toward Highway 14. Additional storms will develop later Monday afternoon, with some likely to be severe. More persistent showers and storms will continue through Monday night into Tuesday, which will be capable of very heavy rainfall and potential flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. IAZ002-003-013-014-020>022-031-032-MNZ081-089-090-NEZ014-071300- Osceola-Dickinson-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-Buena Vista- Woodbury-Ida-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Dakota- 754 AM CDT Sat Jun 6 2020 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa, west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota and northeast Nebraska. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday. Thunderstorms will develop later Monday night and continue at times through Tuesday night. A few storms may be severe on Tuesday, but there is a higher probability that storms would produce heavy rainfall and potentially flash flooding. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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</html>The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:06 UTC.
6 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Several tree limbs up to 6 to 8 inches in diameter were reported down across Canova. Property damage costs are rough estimates.
Several large trees were broken off or uprooted. Property damage costs are rough estimates.
Wind gust was measured by a personal weather station. Crop damage is an estimate from insured losses. Information provided by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.
Wind gust was measured by a personal weather station.
Automated weather station 3 miles south of Flandreau measured a peak wind gust of 63 mph.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Dakota in 2020Every state in 2020This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, June 2020
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: 905171, 905172, 905173, 905174, 905177, 905180, 905183, 905184.