⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Traverse; Big Stone; Roberts – Friday, August 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 7 at 5:44AM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD

Details

At 544 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Yankeetown, or 8 miles southeast of Browns Valley, moving east at 25
mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

The strong thunderstorm will be near…
Yankeetown around 545 AM CDT.
Beardsley and Bonanza Grove around 550 AM CDT.
Lismore Colony around 600 AM CDT.
Barry around 605 AM CDT.
Big Stone Colony and Clinton around 615 AM 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.