| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Stanley; Sully; Hughes; Jones; Lyman |
| Effective | 7/29/2026, 11:30:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/30/2026, 12:15:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 11:30PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
Details
At 1130 PM CDT /1030 PM MDT/, Public reported a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from near Chantier Creek Recreation Area to 7
miles east of Westover, or extending from 17 miles west of Fort
Pierre to 15 miles southeast of Murdo, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.
SOURCE…Public reported.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
The strong thunderstorm will be near…
Draper and Wendte around 1135 PM CDT.
Chantier Creek Recreation Area around 1140 PM CDT.
Oahe Mission Rec Area around 1150 PM CDT.
West Shore Rec Area, Vivian and Fort Pierre around 1155 PM CDT.
Pierre and Spring Creek Rec Area around 1200 AM CDT.
Instructions
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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