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Flash Flood — McCook, SD

Sep 10, 2019

A frontal boundary provided focus for convective development across south central South Dakota during the very late afternoon and early evening as a strong impulse moved in the southwest flow aloft. Initial discrete cells produced spotty hail and damaging wind, with MLCAPE values around 1500-2000 J/kg and 45-55 knots of deep-layer shear. As cells spread eastward and developed into a line, the increase in low-level jet during the evening quickly increased the 0-3 km shear to 35-40 knots. Three

Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 857688). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.

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