July 31, 2026

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⚠️ Flood Warning – Potter, SD – Thursday, July 30, 2026

Event Flood Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely
Area Potter, SD
Effective 7/30/2026, 8:48:00 PM CDT
Expires 7/31/2026, 2:45:00 AM CDT

Flood Warning issued July 30 at 8:48PM CDT until July 31 at 2:45AM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD

Details

* WHAT…Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected.

* WHERE…Central Potter County in north central South Dakota…

* WHEN…Until 245 AM CDT.

* IMPACTS…Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying
and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– At 848 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to
thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly
in the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain have fallen.
– Some locations that will experience flooding include…
Mainly rural areas of Central Potter County.
– http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Instructions

Turn around, don’t drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the
dangers of flooding.

Please report observed flooding to local emergency services or law
enforcement and request they pass this information to the National
Weather Service when you can do so safely.


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