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Long Duration Severe Weather Event Unfolds Across the Region - June 13, 2017

Weather.gov > Sioux Falls, SD > Long Duration Severe Weather Event Unfolds Across the Region - June 13, 2017

Overview

A very warm and humid airmass developed across the region during the late afternoon hours of Tuesday, June 13. A cold front moving through the Plains ahead of a very large upper level disturbance was the driving force for scattered thunderstorm development over the Missouri River valley region of central South Dakota and north central Nebraska.

Supercell thunderstorms, some of which would routinely split into two storms, quickly developed producing large hail, damaging winds, and a few very weak tornadoes/gustnadoes. These scattered storms quickly merged into a linear band of storms as they move eastward through South Dakota. As they reached the Interstate 29 corridor, rapid intensification once again took place, producing a large area of high winds as high as 60 and 70 mph as the storms moved through western Minnesota and northwest Iowa before finally weakening below severe limits.
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Storm Reports All Warnings Issued Beautiful Pictures of Mammatus

Photos & Video:

Here is a collection of photos received into the National Weather Service from our followers on social media. 

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Nea rMadison
(Amanda Gonnelly)		 Tree in Sioux Falls
(Blaise Keller - KDLT)		 Hail Near Ellsworth, MN
(Josh Kramer)		 Vivid Lightning
(Forrest Lambert III)
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Vivid Lightning
(Jason Bechler)		 Storm Clouds Near Brandon
(Jen Stoebner)		 Supercell Near Platte, SD
(John Heynen)		 Near Brookings
(Kale Smith)
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Tree Fallen in Wooksocket
(Fr Larry Regynski)		 Mammatus in Tyndall
(Laura Hammons)		 Hail Near Parker
(Shane Merrill)		 Flying Near a Thundestorm
(Ryan Adamic)
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Sunset and Mammatus
(Karen Schaffer Wilking)		 Dust Kicked Up By Outflow
(Brian Abts)		 Storm Near Baltic
(Chris Allington)		 Lightning in Turner County
(Chris Allington)

Radar:

Here is a brief overview of the radar aspects of this event. 

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Storm Reports

Here is a look at the storm reports with this severe weather event. For an interactive severe weather report map, please click here. 
 

All Severe Weather Reports
All Hail Reports All Wind Gust Reports All Wind Damage Reports All Tornado Reports

 

Here is a text summary of all reports from the Sioux Falls forecast area...

 

Report Time County Location ST Event Type Mag. Source Remark
Tue Jun 13 2017 20:40:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Gregory 4 SE Burke SD TORNADO 0 fire dept/rescue  
Tue Jun 13 2017 20:45:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Gregory Burke SD HAIL 1.5 fire dept/rescue  
Tue Jun 13 2017 21:11:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Charles Mix 13 W Platte SD HAIL 1.25 public  
Tue Jun 13 2017 21:35:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Gregory 9 SSW Herrick SD HAIL 1.25 public  
Tue Jun 13 2017 21:43:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Brule 2 NW Pukwana SD HAIL 1 public  
Tue Jun 13 2017 21:45:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Brule 12 SSE Kimball SD HAIL 1.25 public  
Tue Jun 13 2017 21:53:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Brule 11 SSW White Lake SD TORNADO 0 law enforcement  
Tue Jun 13 2017 22:07:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Aurora 1 WNW White Lake SD TORNADO 0 fire dept/rescue  
Tue Jun 13 2017 22:19:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Charles Mix Platte SD HAIL 1.5 law enforcement  
Tue Jun 13 2017 22:20:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Aurora 11 NNE White Lake SD HAIL 0.75 trained spotter  
Tue Jun 13 2017 22:26:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Charles Mix 4 ESE Platte SD HAIL 1 trained spotter  
Tue Jun 13 2017 22:31:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Douglas 7 W Harrison SD HAIL 1 trained spotter  
Tue Jun 13 2017 22:40:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Jerauld Lane SD HAIL 0.88 trained spotter wind of 50-55 mph.
Tue Jun 13 2017 22:45:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Charles Mix 3 SSE Platte SD HAIL 1.5 public  
Tue Jun 13 2017 22:52:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Sanborn Woonsocket SD TSTM WND DMG 0 public tree down. (report via social media).
Tue Jun 13 2017 22:56:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Charles Mix Pickstown SD HAIL 1 trained spotter  
Tue Jun 13 2017 22:57:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Aurora 1 SSW Plankinton SD HAIL 1 emergency mngr  
Tue Jun 13 2017 22:59:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Aurora 2 ESE Plankinton SD HAIL 1 public also 50 to 60 mph winds.
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:02:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Charles Mix 2 S Ravinia SD TORNADO 0 storm chaser tornado on the ground from 4 sse ravina to wagner from 602 -605 pm.
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:06:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Davison 1 WNW Mount Vernon SD HAIL 0.75 law enforcement  
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:07:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Charles Mix Lake Andes SD HAIL 1 law enforcement  
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:13:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Davison 4 NNW Mount Vernon SD TORNADO 0 trained spotter very brief touchdown.
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:18:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Beadle 7 NNE Huron SD TSTM WND DMG 0 public blew off previously damaged barn roof. time estimated from radar.
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:20:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Beadle 6 S Cavour SD TSTM WND DMG 0 public power lines downed.
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:20:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Beadle Cavour SD TSTM WND DMG 0 public multiple trees downed within town.
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:20:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Beadle 4 SW Cavour SD TSTM WND DMG 0 trained spotter flag pole down and shingles blown off barn roof.
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:23:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Davison 3 S Mount Vernon SD HAIL 1 trained spotter  
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:32:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Beadle 3 ESE Yale SD TSTM WND GST 65 emergency mngr  
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:34:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Douglas 10 W Dimock SD HAIL 1.75 trained spotter  
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:35:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Hutchinson Parkston SD TSTM WND GST 62 mesonet  
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:35:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Davison 6 E Mount Vernon SD HAIL 0.75 public  
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:42:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Davison 9 WNW Ethan SD HAIL 1.5 emergency mngr  
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:42:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Davison 7 SSW Mitchell SD HAIL 1 trained spotter  
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:53:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Davison 2 S Mitchell SD HAIL 0.75 trained spotter  
Tue Jun 13 2017 23:58:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Douglas 5 WNW Delmont SD HAIL 1 public  
Wed Jun 14 2017 00:12:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Hutchinson Tripp SD HAIL 1 trained spotter  
Wed Jun 14 2017 00:13:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Hanson 8 NNE Fulton SD HAIL 1 public  
Wed Jun 14 2017 00:20:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Kingsbury 4 NNW Oldham SD HAIL 1.25 public  
Wed Jun 14 2017 00:46:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Turner Dolton SD TSTM WND GST 65 public  
Wed Jun 14 2017 00:54:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Yankton 2 SW Lesterville SD HAIL 0.75 public  
Wed Jun 14 2017 01:06:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Yankton 1 SSE Utica SD HAIL 0.75 public  
Wed Jun 14 2017 01:22:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Turner Hurley SD HAIL 1 trained spotter  
Wed Jun 14 2017 01:22:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Turner 4 NNE Parker SD HAIL 1 emergency mngr  
Wed Jun 14 2017 01:24:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Minnehaha 7 W Wall Lake SD HAIL 1 emergency mngr  
Wed Jun 14 2017 01:30:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Turner 3 SE Marion SD HAIL 0.88 public report via social media.
Wed Jun 14 2017 01:30:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Turner 1 NNE Hurley SD HAIL 0.75 emergency mngr  
Wed Jun 14 2017 01:36:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Turner Parker SD HAIL 1.25 trained spotter relayed via turner county em.
Wed Jun 14 2017 01:40:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Turner 1 E Parker SD HAIL 1.5 public  
Wed Jun 14 2017 01:40:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Minnehaha Hartford SD TSTM WND GST 60 public  
Wed Jun 14 2017 01:57:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Turner 2 S Chancellor SD TSTM WND GST 60 public  
Wed Jun 14 2017 01:57:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Turner 1 S Chancellor SD HAIL 0.75 emergency mngr  
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:05:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Minnehaha 4 ESE Crooks SD TSTM WND GST 75 trained spotter 65 to 75 estimated.
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:07:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Minnehaha 4 ENE Wall Lake SD HAIL 1 emergency mngr  
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:10:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Minnehaha 3 W Sioux Falls SD TSTM WND DMG 0 emergency mngr roof torn off of mobile home.
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:12:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Woodbury 2 W Sergeant Bluff IA TSTM WND GST 64 asos  
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:13:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Minnehaha 3 N Sioux Falls SD TSTM WND GST 60 trained spotter estimated at nws office.
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:15:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Minnehaha 3 SW Sioux Falls SD TSTM WND DMG 0 public large tree uprooted.
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:15:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Clay 5 SSE Centerville SD TSTM WND GST 61 mesonet via sdsu mesonet beresford site.
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:15:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Woodbury 2 N Salix IA TSTM WND GST 70 trained spotter  
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:16:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Lincoln Tea SD TSTM WND GST 60 public  
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:17:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Dakota South Sioux City NE TSTM WND DMG 0 emergency mngr multiple reports of tree branches down around south sioux city.
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:20:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Minnehaha 1 WSW Sioux Falls SD HAIL 0.88 public  
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:21:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Lincoln 4 ENE Tea SD HAIL 1 public hail just ended.
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:25:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Woodbury 6 S Moville IA TSTM WND GST 60 trained spotter  
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:28:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Woodbury 4 N Sioux City IA TSTM WND GST 61 mesonet from cwop station wb0wnx.
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:30:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Minnehaha 6 WNW Garretson SD HAIL 1 public  
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:30:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Union 5 NW Alcester SD TSTM WND GST 60 public report via social media.
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:34:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Plymouth Le Mars IA TSTM WND DMG 0 law enforcement trees down in le mars. relayed via trained spotter on social media. time estimated from radar.
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:43:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Plymouth Remsen IA TSTM WND DMG 0 law enforcement trees down in remsen. relayed via trained spotter on social media. time estimated from radar.
Wed Jun 14 2017 02:45:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Rock 1 WSW Beaver Creek MN TSTM WND GST 62 mesonet gust via beaver creek mndot rwis.
Wed Jun 14 2017 03:00:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Cherokee Cherokee IA TSTM WND DMG 0 public tree split in cherokee. report via social media.
Wed Jun 14 2017 03:14:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) O'Brien 2 N Sheldon IA TSTM WND GST 67 awos  
Wed Jun 14 2017 03:16:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Lyon Marshall MN TSTM WND GST 62 mesonet social media report via personal weather station.
Wed Jun 14 2017 03:24:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Nobles 3 NE Ellsworth MN HAIL 1 public social media report with picture.
Wed Jun 14 2017 03:55:00 GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time) Cottonwood 4 ENE Jeffers MN TSTM WND GST 62 mesonet measured via mndot rwis.
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