Weak low pressure moving through central South Dakota provided the focus for strong to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Peak winds of 64 mph were measured at the Department of Transportation weather station 10 miles southwest of Chantier Creek Recreation Area.
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Weak low pressure moving through central South Dakota provided the focus for strong to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours. Peak winds of 64 mph were measured at the Department of Transportation weather station 10 miles southwest of Chantier Creek Recreation Area. Hail ranged from dime to ping pong sized with the largest of that falling 7 miles northwest of McLaughlin.
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 May 19, 12:20 PM MST, 3 hours 12 minutes earlier.
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</html>Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 356 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024 SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-200900- 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- 356 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024 /256 AM MDT Sun May 19 2024/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota, north central South Dakota and northeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon into this evening. A few storms could become strong to severe with the main threats being quarter sized hail and wind gusts between 60-70 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be requested. Weather spotters are encouraged to submit reports to the National Weather Service in Aberdeen. The public can submit reports on our web page, Facebook page, or our Twitter feed. MNZ039-046-200900- Traverse-Big Stone- 356 AM CDT Sun May 19 2024 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Minnesota. .DAY ONE...Today and tonight. Showers and thunderstorms are possible late this afternoon into this evening. While organized severe weather is not anticipated, some of these storms could produce pea to nickel sized hail and wind gusts between 40-50 mph. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time.
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</html>The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 147 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:32 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
The public estimated thunderstorm wind gusts of 70 to 80 mph was responsible for knocking down Cottonwood tree limbs.
The public estimated that thunderstorm wind gusts reached an estimated 65 mph.
The COOP observer in Pollock reported an estimated 60 mph wind gust had blown shingled off of their roof.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in South Dakota in 2024Every state in 2024This day in weather historyWarnings in South Dakota, May 2024
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: 1169168, 1169172, 1169160, 1169161, 1169170, 1169162, 1169169, 1169163, 1169166, 1178785.