⚠️ Special Weather Statement – McPherson; Brown; Edmunds – Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 7 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD

Details

At 1100 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 6 miles east of Grassland Colony to near
Westport to near Richmond Lake Rec Area to 6 miles southwest of
Aberdeen to near Mansfield. Movement was east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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…
Aberdeen, Warner, Mina Lake Rec Area, Bath, Columbia, Westport,
Grassland Colony, Putney, Hutterville Colony, Stratford, Wetonka,
Mina, Barnard, Tacoma Park, North Scatterwood Lake, Richmond Lake Rec
Area, and Sand Lake Wildlife Refuge.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in Aberdeen.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for
north central and northeastern South Dakota.

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