A preliminary summary of all severe weather which was reported on May 5, 2007, in the NWS Sioux Falls CWA is included below. Additional detail for the tornadoes which occurred on this day is available.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
409 PM CDT TUE MAY 08 2007
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0132 PM HAIL 8 SW MARION 43.34N 97.37W
05/05/2007 M0.75 INCH TURNER SD TRAINED SPOTTER
UP TO PENNY SIZE...MOSTLY DIME OR SMALLER
0250 PM HAIL 1 NW SALEM 43.73N 97.40W
05/05/2007 M0.75 INCH MCCOOK SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0405 PM TSTM WND GST SPRINGFIELD 42.85N 97.89W
05/05/2007 E75.00 MPH BON HOMME SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
TREES UPROOTED, SMALL SHEDS TIPPED AND MINOR ROOF DAMAGE
TO PORCH.
0430 PM TSTM WND GST 5 N FULTON 43.80N 97.82W
05/05/2007 E60.00 MPH HANSON SD PUBLIC
0431 PM TORNADO 3 WSW CARTHAGE 44.15N 97.77W
05/05/2007 MINER SD TRAINED SPOTTER
DAMAGE TO OUTBUILDINGS. RATED EF1.
0433 PM TORNADO 2 SSE TYNDALL 42.97N 97.85W
05/05/2007 BON HOMME SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED, TREES UPROOTED, CAR GARAGE
SHIFTED AND MINOR DAMAGE TO HOME. RATED EF1.
0435 PM TSTM WND DMG GREGORY 43.23N 99.43W
05/05/2007 GREGORY SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
CENEX BUILDING COLLAPSED. TRAILERS BLOWN INTO STREET.
0435 PM TORNADO 5 NW HOWARD 44.06N 97.59W
05/05/2007 MINER SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
FARMSTEAD OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED. HUNTING LODGE DESTROYED.
DEBRIS SCATTERED FOR 2 MILES. RATED EF2.
0438 PM TORNADO 3 NNE TYNDALL 43.03N 97.85W
05/05/2007 BON HOMME SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
END OF PATH FOR TORNADO THAT STARTED 2 MILES SSE OF
TYNDALL. RATED EF1.
0442 PM HAIL CARTHAGE 44.17N 97.71W
05/05/2007 M1.00 INCH MINER SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0443 PM TORNADO 7 NNW TYNDALL 43.08N 97.91W
05/05/2007 BON HOMME SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO WITNESSED BY PUBLIC. LAW ENFORCEMENT SURVEYED
DAMAGE. TWO FARMSTEADS...OUT BUILDINGS DESTROYED...POWER
LINES DOWN...TREES UPROOTED...TOPS OF GRAIN BINS GONE.
RESIDENTS TOOK SHELTER...AT THIS TIME EVERYONE REPORTED
OKAY. PATH REPORTED TO BE FROM 6NW TO 8NW OF TYNDALL.
TIME OF EVENT 1643-1650 HOURS.
0450 PM TORNADO 6 SSE TRIPP 43.14N 97.94W
05/05/2007 BON HOMME SD NWS STORM SURVEY
END OF PATH FOR TORNADO THAT BEGAN 7 MILES NNW OF
TYNDALL. RATED EF2.
0500 PM TORNADO 1 N TRIPP 43.21N 97.97W
05/05/2007 HUTCHINSON SD NWS STORM SURVEY
TREE DAMAGE AND IRRIGATION SYSTEM OVERTURNED. RATED EF0.
0502 PM HAIL GREGORY 43.23N 99.43W
05/05/2007 M0.75 INCH GREGORY SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
0510 PM TORNADO DIMOCK 43.48N 97.99W
05/05/2007 HUTCHINSON SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
COMFIRMED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN DIMOCK AREA
0520 PM FLASH FLOOD YANKTON 42.89N 97.39W
05/05/2007 YANKTON SD CO-OP OBSERVER
AT LEAST 6 ROADS UNDER WATER IN TOWN
0520 PM TORNADO 5 ESE MITCHELL 43.69N 97.94W
05/05/2007 HANSON SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
MOVING NORTH. RATED EF1.
0520 PM TSTM WND GST 10 N ARTESIAN 44.15N 97.92W
05/05/2007 E70.00 MPH SANBORN SD PUBLIC
SEVERAL TREES DOWN
0525 PM TORNADO 3 E MITCHELL 43.73N 97.97W
05/05/2007 DAVISON SD NWS STORM SURVEY
END OF PATH WHICH STARTED 520 PM IN HANSON COUNTY...5
MILES ESE OF MITCHELL. RATED EF1.
0525 PM HAIL 5 E MITCHELL 43.73N 97.93W
05/05/2007 E1.00 INCH HANSON SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0530 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SSW IROQUOIS 44.33N 97.87W
05/05/2007 E65.00 MPH BEADLE SD TRAINED SPOTTER
DAMAGE TO BARN AND STRAW BALES UNROLLED
0533 PM TSTM WND GST 2 SE IROQUOIS 44.35N 97.82W
05/05/2007 E75.00 MPH KINGSBURY SD PUBLIC
A FEW SMALL TREES DOWN AND EMPTY SILO DAMAGED.
0541 PM TORNADO 6 NW ALEXANDRIA 43.72N 97.86W
05/05/2007 HANSON SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO DAMAGE REPORTED 6 TO 7 MILES NW OF ALEXANDRIA
0545 PM HAIL 5 SE MITCHELL 43.68N 97.96W
05/05/2007 E1.75 INCH HANSON SD AMATEUR RADIO
OCCURRED ON RIVER ROAD NEAR DAVISON COUNTY LINE.
0545 PM HAIL MITCHELL 43.73N 98.03W
05/05/2007 E1.75 INCH DAVISON SD TRAINED SPOTTER
SOUTHEAST SIDE OF TOWN ALONG RIVER ROAD
0549 PM TORNADO 6 NW ALEXANDRIA 43.72N 97.86W
05/05/2007 HANSON SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
WIND DAMAGE FROM TORNADO PREVIOUSLY REPORTED AT 1741 PM.
DAMAGE ALONG THE PATH INCLUDE BARNS DESTOYED...WINDOWS
BLOW OUT OF HOUSES ALONG PATH IN HANSON COUNTY.
0550 PM TORNADO 7 SSE MITCHELL 43.64N 97.97W
05/05/2007 DAVISON SD TRAINED SPOTTER
TORNADO WAS EAST OF KOA CAMPGROUND ON HIGHWAY 37.
0550 PM TORNADO 5 W YANKTON 42.89N 97.49W
05/05/2007 YANKTON SD NWS EMPLOYEE
TWO TORNADOES NEAR GAVINS POINT DAM. RATED EF1.
0555 PM TORNADO 4 SE MITCHELL 43.69N 97.97W
05/05/2007 DAVISON SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO REPORTED NEAR MILE MARKER 335 ON I90. SAME
TORNADO THAT WAS 7 MILES SSE OF MITCHELL AT 550 PM.
0600 PM TSTM WND GST 1 S BANCROFT 44.47N 97.75W
05/05/2007 E65.00 MPH KINGSBURY SD PUBLIC
3-4 INCH BRANCHES DOWN IN YARD
0605 PM TORNADO 15 W MITCHELL 43.73N 98.33W
05/05/2007 AURORA SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
BETWEEN I90 MILE MARKERS 310 AND 313 TORNADO WITH DEBRIS.
RATED EF3.
0605 PM TORNADO 5 N YANKTON 42.96N 97.39W
05/05/2007 YANKTON SD TRAINED SPOTTER
RAIN WRAPPED TORNADO
0608 PM TORNADO 2 E PLANKINTON 43.72N 98.44W
05/05/2007 AURORA SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
1 MILE EAST OF HWY 281. CONTINUATION OF TORNADO 15 MILES
WEST OF MITCHELL AT 605 PM. RATED EF3.
0609 PM TORNADO NE STICKNEY 43.59N 98.44W
05/05/2007 AURORA SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
TORNADO WITH DEBRIS NOTED BY OBSERVER NORTHEAST OF
STICKNEY.
0609 PM HAIL FAIRFAX 43.03N 98.89W
05/05/2007 E1.00 INCH GREGORY SD PUBLIC
STRONG WINDS AND HAIL
0615 PM TORNADO 1 N ARTESIAN 44.02N 97.92W
05/05/2007 SANBORN SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL TREES UPROOTED, POWER POLES LEANED OVER, 3
OUTBUILDINGS DAMAGED OR DESTROYED ON FARMSTEAD, SIDING
REMOVED FROM HOUSE. RATED EF1.
0617 PM TORNADO 5 N LESTERVILLE 43.11N 97.60W
05/05/2007 YANKTON SD TRAINED SPOTTER
FARM SEVERELY DAMAGED. 3 CONCRETE SILOS DESTROYED.
NUMEROUS OUTBUILDINGS LEVELED. RATED EF2.
0625 PM HAIL MENNO 43.24N 97.58W
05/05/2007 M1.75 INCH HUTCHINSON SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
0627 PM HAIL PLATTE 43.39N 98.84W
05/05/2007 M1.00 INCH CHARLES MIX SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
ESTIMATED 50 MPH WINDS ALONG WITH DIME TO QUARTER SIZE
HAIL
0630 PM TORNADO 5 S GREGORY 43.16N 99.43W
05/05/2007 GREGORY SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
0630 PM TORNADO 7 SW GREGORY 43.16N 99.52W
05/05/2007 GREGORY SD PUBLIC
0630 PM TSTM WND GST 15 SW PARKER 43.24N 97.35W
05/05/2007 E60.00 MPH TURNER SD TRAINED SPOTTER
STRONG WINDS BLEW BRANCHES OFF TREES AND SHINGLES OFF
ROOFS
0632 PM TSTM WND GST PLATTE 43.39N 98.84W
05/05/2007 E60.00 MPH CHARLES MIX SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
0632 PM HAIL PLATTE 43.39N 98.84W
05/05/2007 M1.00 INCH CHARLES MIX SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
0635 PM HAIL 10 W PLATTE 43.39N 99.04W
05/05/2007 E1.75 INCH CHARLES MIX SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
NEAR ACADEMY ROAD
0635 PM TORNADO 10 W PLATTE 43.39N 99.04W
05/05/2007 CHARLES MIX SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
ACCOMPANIED BY MULTIPLE FUNNELS
0637 PM HAIL PLATTE 43.39N 98.84W
05/05/2007 E1.75 INCH CHARLES MIX SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0640 PM TSTM WND DMG FREEMAN 43.35N 97.43W
05/05/2007 HUTCHINSON SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS SOME TREES LIMBS DOWN
0640 PM TORNADO 10 N KIMBALL 43.89N 98.96W
05/05/2007 BRULE SD PUBLIC
CALF SHELTER TORN APART, TREES DOWN, SHINGLES OFF HOUSE
0655 PM TSTM WND GST 10 NNW FREEMAN 43.48N 97.51W
05/05/2007 E65.00 MPH HUTCHINSON SD PUBLIC
GUTTERS AND DOWNSPOUTS RIPPED OFF HOUSE AND BARNS
0703 PM TSTM WND DMG BRIDGEWATER 43.55N 97.50W
05/05/2007 MCCOOK SD TRAINED SPOTTER
VERY STRONG WINDS AND PEA SIZE HAIL. SOME TREES REPORTED
TO BE DOWN
0708 PM HAIL LOOMIS 43.79N 98.11W
05/05/2007 M0.88 INCH DAVISON SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
0710 PM HAIL CHAMBERLAIN 43.81N 99.32W
05/05/2007 M1.00 INCH BRULE SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0710 PM HAIL CHAMBERLAIN 43.81N 99.32W
05/05/2007 E0.88 INCH BRULE SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0712 PM HAIL CHAMBERLAIN 43.81N 99.32W
05/05/2007 M1.25 INCH BRULE SD EMERGENCY MNGR
0717 PM HAIL CHAMBERLAIN 43.81N 99.32W
05/05/2007 M1.00 INCH BRULE SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0722 PM HAIL 12 NNE BURKE 43.34N 99.20W
05/05/2007 E0.88 INCH GREGORY SD PUBLIC
0723 PM TORNADO 22 E MITCHELL 43.73N 97.59W
05/05/2007 MCCOOK SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
JUST WEST OF SPENCER SD. HOME DAMAGED. RATED EF2.
0725 PM TSTM WND DMG 11 SE KIMBALL 43.63N 98.80W
05/05/2007 BRULE SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
LOST A SHED
0728 PM TORNADO 22 E MITCHELL 43.73N 97.59W
05/05/2007 MCCOOK SD TRAINED SPOTTER
LARGE WEDGE TORNADO 3 TO 4 N OF SPENCER SD. SAME TORNADO
THAT WAS JUST WEST OF SPENCER AT 723 PM. RATED EF2.
0730 PM HAIL 7 WSW WESSINGTON SPRING 44.04N 98.70W
05/05/2007 E0.75 INCH JERAULD SD PUBLIC
0733 PM TORNADO 6 NNW SPENCER 43.81N 97.63W
05/05/2007 HANSON SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
ONE MILE EAST OF HWY 25. 247ST AVE. SAME TORNADO THAT WAS
WEST OF SPENCER AT 723 PM CDT. RATED EF2.
0735 PM FLOOD 22 E MITCHELL 43.73N 97.59W
05/05/2007 MCCOOK SD NWS EMPLOYEE
7 NORTH OF I90...WATER OVER HWY 25
0735 PM TORNADO 20 E MITCHELL 43.73N 97.63W
05/05/2007 HANSON SD NWS EMPLOYEE
6 MILES N OF I90 ON HWY 25. SAME TORNADO THAT WAS 2 OF
SPENCER AT 723 PM. RATED EF2.
0736 PM HAIL PLATTE 43.39N 98.84W
05/05/2007 E1.75 INCH CHARLES MIX SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0739 PM TORNADO 3 NW CANOVA 43.91N 97.55W
05/05/2007 MINER SD TRAINED SPOTTER
0747 PM TORNADO 9 S CARTHAGE 44.04N 97.71W
05/05/2007 MINER SD TRAINED SPOTTER
HOG BARN AND HOOP BUILDING DESTROYED. RATED EF2.
0747 PM TORNADO 3 W VILAS 44.01N 97.66W
05/05/2007 MINER SD LAW ENFORCEMENT
0756 PM TORNADO 5 E CARTHAGE 44.17N 97.61W
05/05/2007 MINER SD TRAINED SPOTTER
POLE BARN DOWN. RATED EF1.
0800 PM HAIL 7 W WOLSEY 44.41N 98.62W
05/05/2007 M1.00 INCH BEADLE SD EMERGENCY MNGR
LOCATION 205TH STREET AND 378 AVE
0800 PM TSTM WND GST 16 SE DE SMET 44.22N 97.32W
05/05/2007 E80.00 MPH KINGSBURY SD PUBLIC
DAMAGED BARN AND TREE DAMAGE ON FARM
0802 PM NON-TSTM WND GST LE MARS 42.79N 96.17W
05/05/2007 M63.00 MPH PLYMOUTH IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
STRONG GRADIENT FORCE WINDS TOPPLED TREES AND DOWNED
POWER POLES AND LINES IN THE LE MARS...REMSEN...AND
MERRILL AREAS.
0803 PM TORNADO 6 N CARTHAGE 44.26N 97.71W
05/05/2007 KINGSBURY SD TRAINED SPOTTER
SEVERAL OUTBUILINGS DESTROYED. RATED EF1.
0810 PM HAIL 9 S BURKE 43.05N 99.29W
05/05/2007 E0.75 INCH GREGORY SD PUBLIC
0816 PM HAIL 10 WNW PLATTE 43.44N 99.03W
05/05/2007 E1.00 INCH CHARLES MIX SD PUBLIC
0820 PM HAIL 14 SSE KIMBALL 43.56N 98.85W
05/05/2007 E1.00 INCH BRULE SD PUBLIC
QUARTER-SIZED HAIL AND STRONG WINDS
0828 PM TSTM WND GST 10 WNW PLATTE 43.44N 99.03W
05/05/2007 E60.00 MPH CHARLES MIX SD PUBLIC
60 MPH WIND WITH DAMAGE
0836 PM TORNADO 3 NW WOLSEY 44.45N 98.51W
05/05/2007 BEADLE SD EMERGENCY MNGR
0902 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ASHTON 43.31N 95.79W
05/05/2007 E50.00 MPH OSCEOLA IA TRAINED SPOTTER
0905 PM HAIL 3 E SLOAN 42.23N 96.17W
05/05/2007 E1.00 INCH WOODBURY IA PUBLIC
0929 PM HAIL 6 S HITCHCOCK 44.54N 98.41W
05/05/2007 M0.88 INCH BEADLE SD PUBLIC
1039 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ELLSWORTH 43.52N 96.02W
05/05/2007 NOBLES MN TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND KNOCKED DOWN TREE BRANCHES AND RIPPED SHINGLES OFF
SOME ROOFS.
1052 PM HAIL 3 E SIOUX CITY 42.50N 96.34W
05/05/2007 E1.75 INCH WOODBURY IA LAW ENFORCEMENT
1212 AM NON-TSTM WND GST ROUND LAKE 43.54N 95.47W
05/06/2007 E45.00 MPH NOBLES MN TRAINED SPOTTER
WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AT 45 MPH BROKE OFF LIGHT POLE, BUT
A TREE IS HOLDING IT UP.
0150 AM FLOOD MADISON 44.01N 97.11W
05/06/2007 LAKE SD EMERGENCY MNGR
WATER OVER MANY ROADS IN LAKE COUNTY.
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