| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Hanson, SD; Lake, SD; McCook, SD; Miner, SD |
| Effective | 8/7/2026, 5:08:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/7/2026, 6:00:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 7 at 5:08AM CDT until August 7 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Details
SVRFSD
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Lake County in east central South Dakota…
Southeastern Miner County in east central South Dakota…
McCook County in southeastern South Dakota…
Northeastern Hanson County in southeastern South Dakota…
* Until 600 AM CDT.
* At 508 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Canova, or 21 miles northeast of Mitchell, moving southeast at 35
mph.
HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near…
Spencer In McCook County and Canova around 515 AM CDT.
Salem around 520 AM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Montrose and Lake Vermillion State Recreation Area.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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