⚠️ Special Weather Statement – McPherson; Walworth; Edmunds; Potter; Faulk; Hyde; Hand – Saturday, June 27, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 11:19PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD

Details

At 1119 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Bowdle to near Onaka
to 13 miles west of Polo. Movement was northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Ipswich, Faulkton, Bowdle, Roscoe, Hosmer, Pembrook Colony, Brentwood
Colony, Evergreen Colony, Cresbard, Seneca, Tolstoy, Long Lake,
Onaka, Thunderbird Colony, Hillsview, Blumengard Colony, Loyalton,
Burkmere, Norbeck, and New Town Corner.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for north central
South Dakota.

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