⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Hughes, SD; Lyman, SD; Stanley, SD – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 1:59PM CDT until July 2 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD

Details

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The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Stanley County in central South Dakota…
Southeastern Hughes County in central South Dakota…
North central Lyman County in central South Dakota…

* Until 300 PM CDT.

* At 158 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cedar Creek
Rec Area, or 18 miles southeast of Pierre, moving east at 15 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 be near…
Lake Sharpe and Cedar Creek Rec Area around 205 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Joe
Creek Rec Area.

Instructions

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

If on or near the Missouri River, get away from the water and move
indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to
15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you
are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter
now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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