⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Traverse; Big Stone; Roberts; Grant – Monday, August 3, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 3 at 8:13PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD

Details

At 813 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Immanuel Church to over Summit, or
extending from 8 miles northeast of Wheaton to 9 miles southwest of
Wilmot, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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…
Wheaton, Immanuel Church, Summit, Silver Bridge, Halls Landing,
Browns Valley, Mud Lake Landing, Rainbow Island, Traverse Country
Park and Peever Flats Housing around 815 PM CDT.
Beardsley and Wilmot around 820 PM CDT.
Yankeetown around 825 PM CDT.
Siloah Country Church around 830 PM CDT.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

If on or near Lake Traverse, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from
the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be
caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.