⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Faulk, SD; Hand, SD; Hyde, SD; Potter, SD – Saturday, August 29, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 29 at 7:16PM CDT until August 29 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD

Details

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The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Hand County in central South Dakota…
Northeastern Hyde County in central South Dakota…
Western Faulk County in north central South Dakota…
Eastern Potter County in north central South Dakota…

* Until 800 PM CDT.

* At 716 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles west of
Seneca, or 13 miles southeast of Hoven, moving southeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near…
Seneca around 725 PM CDT.
Burkmere around 740 PM CDT.
Faulkton around 755 PM CDT.

Instructions

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing
widespread damaging winds and dangerous hail.

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.

Torrential rainfall is also 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.