| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Hutchinson, SD; Lincoln, SD; McCook, SD; Minnehaha, SD; Turner, SD |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 7:02:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 7:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 7:02PM CDT until July 2 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Details
SVRFSD
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southwestern Minnehaha County in southeastern South Dakota…
Northwestern Lincoln County in southeastern South Dakota…
Southern McCook County in southeastern South Dakota…
Turner County in southeastern South Dakota…
Northeastern Hutchinson County in southeastern South Dakota…
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 702 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Bridgewater to Dolton to near Freeman, moving
east at 40 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.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Marion, Canistota, and Monroe around 710 PM CDT.
Parker and Lake Vermillion State Recreation Area around 715 PM
CDT.
Hurley around 720 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Humboldt, Montrose, Wall Lake and Chancellor.
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.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Sioux Falls.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, 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.
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