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2013 [KFSD] SIOUX_FALLS Tornado (TO) Warning (W) Number 20
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Storm Based Warning History
903
WFUS53 KFSD 050022
TORFSD
IAC035-050100-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0020.131005T0022Z-131005T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
722 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 720 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WASHTA...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES
AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.
FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT
TREES TO BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
QUIMBY AROUND 730 PM CDT.
CHEROKEE AROUND 745 PM CDT.
AURELIA AROUND 750 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4259 9585 4291 9565 4291 9550 4283 9538
4269 9539 4256 9569 4256 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 225DEG 27KT 4260 9567
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CHAPMAN168
WWUS53 KFSD 050032
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
732 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013
IAC035-050100-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-131005T0100Z/
CHEROKEE IA-
732 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 800
PM CDT...
AT 729 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR QUIMBY...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CHEROKEE AROUND 745 PM CDT.
AURELIA AROUND 750 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4259 9585 4291 9565 4291 9550 4283 9538
4269 9539 4256 9569 4256 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 225DEG 27KT 4265 9560
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CHAPMAN943
WWUS53 KFSD 050040
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
740 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013
IAC035-050100-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-131005T0100Z/
CHEROKEE IA-
740 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 800
PM CDT...
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR CHEROKEE...
AT 737 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE...VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR QUIMBY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
MAJOR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN QUIMBY...WITH SEVERAL POWER POLES DOWN
WEST OF WASHTA.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DEADLY TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU COULD BE KILLED IF NOT UNDERGROUND OR IN A TORNADO
SHELTER. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF NEIGHBORHOODS...BUSINESSES
AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO
PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CHEROKEE AROUND 750 PM CDT.
AURELIA AROUND 755 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4259 9585 4291 9565 4291 9550 4283 9538
4269 9539 4256 9569 4256 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 222DEG 25KT 4269 9557
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CHAPMAN029
WWUS53 KFSD 050049
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
749 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013
IAC035-050100-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-131005T0100Z/
CHEROKEE IA-
749 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE
COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM CDT...
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR CHEROKEE...
AT 746 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE...VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CHEROKEE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DEADLY TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU COULD BE KILLED IF NOT UNDERGROUND OR IN A TORNADO
SHELTER. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF NEIGHBORHOODS...BUSINESSES
AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO
PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WITH COMPLETE DEVASTATION
LIKELY. YOU COULD BE KILLED IF NOT UNDERGROUND OR IN A TORNADO
SHELTER. DO NOT DELAY...SEEK SHELTER NOW! IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER
IS AVAILABLE SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST LEVEL OF
A STRUCTURE...OR IF TIME ALLOWS...CONSIDER MOVING TO AN UNDERGROUND
SHELTER ELSEWHERE. MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS WILL OFFER NO
SHELTER FROM THIS TORNADO.
&&
LAT...LON 4265 9563 4274 9571 4289 9560 4291 9550
4283 9538 4271 9539
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 222DEG 25KT 4274 9551
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
CHAPMANPermalink to 201310050022-KFSD-WFUS53-TORFSD
903
WFUS53 KFSD 050022
TORFSD
IAC035-050100-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0020.131005T0022Z-131005T0100Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
722 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST IOWA...
* UNTIL 800 PM CDT
* AT 720 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR WASHTA...AND
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES
AND VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE.
FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT
TREES TO BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
* THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
QUIMBY AROUND 730 PM CDT.
CHEROKEE AROUND 745 PM CDT.
AURELIA AROUND 750 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4259 9585 4291 9565 4291 9550 4283 9538
4269 9539 4256 9569 4256 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0023Z 225DEG 27KT 4260 9567
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CHAPMANPermalink to 201310050032-KFSD-WWUS53-SVSFSD
168
WWUS53 KFSD 050032
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
732 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013
IAC035-050100-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-131005T0100Z/
CHEROKEE IA-
732 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 800
PM CDT...
AT 729 PM CDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A LARGE
AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR QUIMBY...AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...YOU ARE IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. MOBILE HOMES WILL
BE DESTROYED. CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO HOMES...BUSINESSES AND
VEHICLES IS LIKELY AND COMPLETE DESTRUCTION POSSIBLE. FLYING
DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO PEOPLE AND ANIMALS. EXPECT TREES TO
BE UPROOTED OR SNAPPED.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CHEROKEE AROUND 745 PM CDT.
AURELIA AROUND 750 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4259 9585 4291 9565 4291 9550 4283 9538
4269 9539 4256 9569 4256 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 225DEG 27KT 4265 9560
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CHAPMANPermalink to 201310050040-KFSD-WWUS53-SVSFSD
943
WWUS53 KFSD 050040
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
740 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013
IAC035-050100-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-131005T0100Z/
CHEROKEE IA-
740 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR CHEROKEE COUNTY UNTIL 800
PM CDT...
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR CHEROKEE...
AT 737 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE...VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR QUIMBY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
MAJOR DAMAGE WAS REPORTED IN QUIMBY...WITH SEVERAL POWER POLES DOWN
WEST OF WASHTA.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DEADLY TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU COULD BE KILLED IF NOT UNDERGROUND OR IN A TORNADO
SHELTER. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF NEIGHBORHOODS...BUSINESSES
AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO
PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
THE TORNADO WILL BE NEAR...
CHEROKEE AROUND 750 PM CDT.
AURELIA AROUND 755 PM CDT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY HIDE THIS TORNADO. DO NOT WAIT TO SEE OR HEAR THE
TORNADO. TAKE COVER NOW.
&&
LAT...LON 4259 9585 4291 9565 4291 9550 4283 9538
4269 9539 4256 9569 4256 9577
TIME...MOT...LOC 0040Z 222DEG 25KT 4269 9557
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
HAIL...1.50IN
$$
CHAPMANPermalink to 201310050049-KFSD-WWUS53-SVSFSD
029
WWUS53 KFSD 050049
SVSFSD
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
749 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013
IAC035-050100-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0020.000000T0000Z-131005T0100Z/
CHEROKEE IA-
749 PM CDT FRI OCT 4 2013
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE
COUNTY UNTIL 800 PM CDT...
...TORNADO EMERGENCY FOR CHEROKEE...
AT 746 PM CDT...A CONFIRMED LARGE...VIOLENT AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR CHEROKEE...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.
THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS SITUATION.
HAZARD...DEADLY TORNADO.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED TORNADO.
IMPACT...YOU COULD BE KILLED IF NOT UNDERGROUND OR IN A TORNADO
SHELTER. COMPLETE DESTRUCTION OF NEIGHBORHOODS...BUSINESSES
AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DEADLY TO
PEOPLE AND ANIMALS.
THE TORNADO WILL AFFECT MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF NORTHEASTERN CHEROKEE
COUNTY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TORNADO WITH COMPLETE DEVASTATION
LIKELY. YOU COULD BE KILLED IF NOT UNDERGROUND OR IN A TORNADO
SHELTER. DO NOT DELAY...SEEK SHELTER NOW! IF NO UNDERGROUND SHELTER
IS AVAILABLE SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM OF THE LOWEST LEVEL OF
A STRUCTURE...OR IF TIME ALLOWS...CONSIDER MOVING TO AN UNDERGROUND
SHELTER ELSEWHERE. MOBILE HOMES AND OUTBUILDINGS WILL OFFER NO
SHELTER FROM THIS TORNADO.
&&
LAT...LON 4265 9563 4274 9571 4289 9560 4291 9550
4283 9538 4271 9539
TIME...MOT...LOC 0049Z 222DEG 25KT 4274 9551
TORNADO...OBSERVED
TORNADO DAMAGE THREAT...CATASTROPHIC
HAIL...1.25IN
$$
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