August 17, 2026

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Jones, SD; Stanley, SD – Monday, August 17, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Jones, SD; Stanley, SD
Effective 8/17/2026, 5:43:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/17/2026, 6:45:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 5:43PM CDT until August 17 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD

Details

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The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Jones County in central South Dakota…
Southwestern Stanley County in central South Dakota…

* Until 645 PM CDT /545 PM MDT/.

* At 543 PM CDT /443 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located over
Hayes, or 31 miles west of Fort Pierre, moving southeast at 30 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…
Hayes and Brown Church around 545 PM CDT.
Van Metre around 615 PM CDT.
Wendte around 620 PM CDT.

Instructions

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.


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