| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Beadle, SD; Kingsbury, SD; Miner, SD; Sanborn, SD |
| Effective | 8/17/2026, 8:49:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/17/2026, 9:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 8:49PM CDT until August 17 at 9:15PM 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…
Northeastern Sanborn County in east central South Dakota…
Southeastern Beadle County in east central South Dakota…
Northwestern Miner County in east central South Dakota…
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 848 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Cavour to 13 miles north of Artesian to near
Forestburg, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Public. Around 830 PM CDT, a 61 mph wind gust was
reported near Alpena, SD.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Carthage around 905 PM CDT.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Sioux Falls.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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