| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Hand, SD; Hyde, SD |
| Effective | 7/4/2026, 6:54:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/4/2026, 7:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 6:54PM CDT until July 4 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
Details
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The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
West Central Hand County in central South Dakota…
Northeastern Hyde County in central South Dakota…
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 654 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles west of
Polo, or 18 miles north of Highmore, moving south at 10 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
West Central Hand and Northeastern Hyde Counties.
Instructions
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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