| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Stanley; Jones |
| Effective | 7/3/2026, 1:07:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 7/3/2026, 1:45:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 1:07AM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
Details
At 106 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Brown Church to 9
miles southeast of Intersection of Highway 73 and White River.
Movement was east at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include…
Okaton, Capa, Van Metre, Brown Church, Bunker, Hayes, and Wendte.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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