⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Beadle, SD; Kingsbury, SD; Lake, SD; Miner, SD; Sanborn, SD – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 5:10PM CDT until July 2 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

Details

SVRFSD

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Kingsbury County in east central South Dakota…
Sanborn County in east central South Dakota…
Northwestern Lake County in east central South Dakota…
Southeastern Beadle County in east central South Dakota…
Northern Miner County in east central South Dakota…

* Until 600 PM CDT.

* At 508 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Cavour to 9 miles west of Carthage to 8 miles
northeast of Loomis, moving east at 50 mph.

THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR FOR FORESTBURG SOUTH DAKOTA,
ARTESIAN SOUTH DAKOTA, AND CARTHAGE SOUTH DAKOTA .

HAZARD…90 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…MESONET. At 454 PM a 90 mph wind gust was reported at a
mesonet site 8 miles east of Alpena, South Dakota!

IMPACT…You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris
may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile
homes will be heavily damaged or destroyed. Homes and
businesses will have substantial roof and window damage.
Expect extensive tree damage and power outages.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Carthage around 515 PM CDT.
Lake Thompson State Recreation Area around 525 PM CDT.

Instructions

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind
speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are
especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be
overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the
lowest floor of a building. These storms have the potential to cause
serious injury and significant property damage.

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