| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Aurora, SD; Brule, SD; Jerauld, SD |
| Effective | 8/18/2026, 12:57:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/18/2026, 1:30:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 12:57AM CDT until August 18 at 1:30AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Details
SVRFSD
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Aurora County in south central South Dakota…
Jerauld County in central South Dakota…
Northeastern Brule County in south central South Dakota…
* Until 130 AM CDT.
* At 1257 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 11 miles west of Wessington Springs to 7 miles south
of Gann Valley to 6 miles south of Shelby, moving southeast at 40
mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Kimball around 105 AM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
White Lake.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Sioux Falls.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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