| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Hughes, SD; Lyman, SD; Stanley, SD |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 1:19:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 2:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 1:19PM CDT until July 2 at 2:00PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
Details
SVRABR
The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Stanley County in central South Dakota…
Central Hughes County in central South Dakota…
Northwestern Lyman County in central South Dakota…
* Until 200 PM CDT.
* At 118 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest
of Rousseau, or 11 miles southeast of Pierre, moving northeast 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 Rousseau around 125 PM CDT.
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.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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