⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Pipestone, MN; Rock, MN – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 18 at 5:39PM CDT until August 18 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

Details

SVRFSD

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Rock County in southwestern Minnesota…
Southeastern Pipestone County in southwestern Minnesota…

* Until 630 PM CDT.

* At 537 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Trosky, or
5 miles southeast of Pipestone, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and half dollar 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…
Trosky through 545 PM CDT.
Edgerton around 550 PM CDT.
Hardwick around 615 PM CDT.

Instructions

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

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