NOUS53 KUNR 021427 OAVUNR NOTIFICATION REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 825 AM MST MON JUL 2 2012 TO: FORENSIC SERVICES MANAGER (W/OS52) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE C/O TELECOMMUNICATIONS GATEWAY SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND 20910 INFO: NWS CENTRAL REGION W/CR1X11 ALPHA: PILOT.......UNKN ACFT TYPE...C130 REG NMBR....MAFFS7 BRAVO: LOCATION........8.7 NM NORTHEAST OF EDGEMONT SD DATE............7/1/2012 INCIDENT TIME...2336 UTC (PRELIMINARY) CHARLIE: FATALITIES: 2 (PRELIMINARY) INJURIES: 2-3 (PRELIMINARY) AIRCRAFT WAS BEING USED IN SUPPORT OF FIRE FIGHTING EFFORTS FOR THE WHITE DRAW FIRE NEAR EDGEMONT SD. DELTA: KHSR AWOS 012315Z 97F/54F E WIND 09MPH A2982 SLP2950 KHSR AWOS 012335Z 97F/52F E WIND 05MPH A2982 SLP2950 KHSR AWOS 012355Z 97F/36F NNE WIND 15G28MPH A2982 SLP2951 DATE RECOVERED BY AOMC TOA2336UTC 07/01/12 16:30:31 5-MIN KCDR 012330Z AUTO 13013G20KT 9SM CLR 38/08 A2975 3460 15 6800 120/13G20 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW 07/01/12 16:35:31 5-MIN KCDR 012335Z AUTO 13014KT 9SM CLR 38/08 A2975 3460 16 6800 120/14 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND SW 07/01/12 16:40:31 5-MIN KCDR 012340Z AUTO 14012KT 9SM CLR 38/08 A2975 3460 16 6800 140/12 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S 07/01/12 16:45:31 5-MIN KCDR 012345Z AUTO 15016KT 9SM CLR 38/07 A2975 3460 14 6800 140/16 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S 07/01/12 15:30:31 5-MIN KCUT 012230Z AUTO 13011G17KT 10SM CLR 30/08 A3000 5530 24 8500 120/11G17 RMK AO2 TSNO 07/01/12 15:35:31 5-MIN KCUT 012235Z AUTO 12013G19KT 10SM CLR 30/08 A3000 5530 24 8500 110/13G19 RMK AO2 TSNO 07/01/12 15:40:31 5-MIN KCUT 012240Z AUTO 12010G19KT 10SM CLR 30/08 A2999 5540 24 8500 120/10G19 RMK AO2 TSNO 07/01/12 15:45:31 5-MIN KCUT 012245Z AUTO 14008G17KT 100V180 10SM CLR 30/08 A2999 5540 25 8500 130/08G17 090V170 RMK AO2 TSNO ECHO: KCDR 012129Z 0121/0218 15011KT P6SM SCT120 FM012300 13015KT P6SM VCTS SCT100CB BKN150 FM020300 17017G28KT 5SM HZ SCT150 KRAP 011726Z 0118/0218 15011KT P6SM SKC FM021000 33015G25KT P6SM SCT150 FOXTROT: WINDS BASED ON 7/2/12 00Z KUNR UPPER AIR SOUNDING 500 FT AGL 13514KT 1000 FT AGL 12913KT 2000 FT AGL 13217KT 3000 FT AGL 14619KT GOLF: CHIC FA 011845 SYNOPSIS AND VFR CLDS/WX SYNOPSIS VALID UNTIL 021300 CLDS/WX VALID UNTIL 020700...OTLK VALID 020700-021300 ND SD NE KS MN IA MO WI LM LS MI LH IL IN KY . SEE AIRMET SIERRA FOR IFR CONDS AND MTN OBSCN. TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR CONDS. NON MSL HGTS DENOTED BY AGL OR CIG. . SYNOPSIS...WRMFNT OVR SWRN SD-N CNTRL NE-NRN IA-NRN IL BECMG QSTNRY OVR CNTRL IN-SRN OH. BY 13Z CDFNT OVR WRN ND-NWRN SD WITH WRMFNT THRU SWRN ND-NERN SD-SRN MN-XTRM NERN IA BECMG QSTNRY OVR NRN IL-CNTRL IN. . SD W HLF...SCT150 SCT CI. BECMG 0002 SCT-BKN120 TOP FL200 BKN CI. WDLY SCT -SHRA/TSRA POSS SEV. CB TOP FL450. 06Z SCT150 SCT CI. OTLK...VFR. E HLF...SCT060 SCT150 SCT CI. 21Z WDLY SCT -SHRA/TSRA. CB TOP FL450. BECMG 0204 SCT150 SCT CI. OTLK...VFR 10Z NERN TSRA. CONVECTIVE SIGMET 17C VALID UNTIL 0055Z NE SD MT WY FROM 20NW GGW-50W ISN-30N BFF-70ESE DDY-20NW GGW AREA SEV TS MOV FROM 25020KT. TOPS TO FL390. HAIL TO 2 IN...WIND GUSTS TO 65KT POSS. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 450 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 450 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 THE NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA NORTHEAST WYOMING EFFECTIVE THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING FROM 450 PM UNTIL 1100 PM MDT. AVIATION...A FEW SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT TO 2 INCHES. EXTREME TURBULENCE AND SURFACE WIND GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS. A FEW CUMULONIMBI WITH MAXIMUM TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27025. AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 220 PM MST SUN JUL 1 2012 .AVIATION...18Z TAF UPDATE ISOLD TSRA MAY DEVELOP OVER NERN WY AND FAR WRN SD THROUGH THIS EVE BEFORE PUSHING EASTWARD OVERNIGHT. LCL IFR VIS/CIGS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS ALONG WITH VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS...PARTICULARLY TOWARDS NWRN SD. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 524 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 .AVIATION...00Z TAFS ISOLD/SCT TSRA WILL PUSH ACROSS NERN WY AND FAR WRN SD THROUGH THIS EVE...THEN DECREASE BY MIDNIGHT AS THEY MOVE ONTO THE SD PLAINS. LCL IFR VIS/CIGS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST STORMS ALONG WITH VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL. A PERIOD OF LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT...ESPECIALLY ON THE SD PLAINS...AS A 50KT LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS. THE WIND SHEAR WILL SUBSIDE FROM WEST TO EAST AROUND DAYBREAK AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AND WINDS SHIFT TO THE NW. SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 514 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 SDZ041-012345- FALL RIVER SD- 514 PM MDT SUN JUL 1 2012 AT 511 PM MDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTHEAST OF REDBIRD...OR 21 MILES SOUTHWEST OF EDGEMONT...MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH. HAIL UP TO THE SIZE OF NICKELS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. HOTEL: SOURCE OF INFORMATION: GPIDC 605-399-3160 FLIGHT PLAN...UNKN PILOT BRIEFING...UNKN PREPARED BY JEFF SCHILD/JEFF JOHNSON FORECASTER NWS RAPID CITY SD