| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Hanson, SD; Lake, SD; McCook, SD; Miner, SD; Minnehaha, SD |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 5:51:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 6:30:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 5:51PM CDT until July 2 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Details
SVRFSD
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southern Lake County in east central South Dakota…
Northwestern Minnehaha County in southeastern South Dakota…
Southeastern Miner County in east central South Dakota…
Northern McCook County in southeastern South Dakota…
Northeastern Hanson County in southeastern South Dakota…
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 551 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Roswell to Canova to near Spencer In McCook
County, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD…70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Canova around 555 PM CDT.
Salem around 600 PM CDT.
Orland around 610 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 alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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