⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Buffalo, SD; Hyde, SD; Lyman, SD – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 2:18PM CDT until July 2 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD

Details

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The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southern Hyde County in central South Dakota…
North central Lyman County in central South Dakota…
Northwestern Buffalo County in central South Dakota…

* Until 300 PM CDT.

* At 217 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Stephan, or 8
miles north of Lower Brule, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Stephan, Lake Sharpe, Crow Creek Reservation, and eastern Lower
Brule Reservation.

Instructions

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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