| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Stanley; Sully; Hughes |
| Effective | 6/16/2026, 11:12:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/16/2026, 11:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 16 at 11:12PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
Details
At 1112 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Little Bend Rec Area, or 22 miles northwest of Fort
Pierre, moving southeast at 60 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include…
Pierre, Fort Pierre, Blunt, Spring Creek Rec Area, Grey Goose,
Rousseau, Oahe Mission Rec Area, Canning, Overlook Rec Area, Okobojo
Point Rec Area, Cow Creek Rec Area, West Shore Rec Area, and Chantier
Creek Recreation Area.
Instructions
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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