⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Stanley; Jones – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 11:02PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD

Details

At 1102 PM CDT /1002 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking an area of
strong thunderstorms extending from 17 miles northwest of Sansarc to
50 miles southwest of Bunker, or extending from 26 miles south of
Eagle Butte to 58 miles west of Murdo, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

The strong thunderstorms will be near…
Sansarc, Bunker and Brown Church around 1135 PM CDT.
Hayes around 1140 PM CDT.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

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