⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Lyon, IA; Lincoln, SD; McCook, SD; Minnehaha, SD; Moody, SD; Turner, SD – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 7:40PM CDT until July 2 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

Details

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The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Lyon County in northwestern Iowa…
Southeastern Moody County in east central South Dakota…
Minnehaha County in southeastern South Dakota…
Northwestern Lincoln County in southeastern South Dakota…
Southeastern McCook County in southeastern South Dakota…
Northeastern Turner County in southeastern South Dakota…

* Until 830 PM CDT.

* At 740 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Colton to Hartford to near Chancellor, moving
northeast 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…
Sioux Falls, Tea, Hartford, Crooks, Wall Lake, Colton, Ellis, and
Lyons around 745 PM CDT.
Baltic, Dell Rapids, and Renner around 750 PM CDT.
Brandon around 800 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Corson, Garretson, Sherman, Palisades State Park and Valley Springs.

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.