| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Pipestone, MN; Lake, SD; Minnehaha, SD; Moody, SD |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 6:55:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 7:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 6:55PM CDT until July 2 at 7:45PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Details
SVRFSD
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Western Pipestone County in southwestern Minnesota…
Moody County in east central South Dakota…
Eastern Lake County in east central South Dakota…
Northern Minnehaha County in southeastern South Dakota…
* Until 745 PM CDT.
* At 655 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 8 miles east of Nunda to near Colman to near Colton,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Severe thunderstorms will be near…
Colman and Egan around 700 PM CDT.
Flandreau, Trent, and Dell Rapids around 705 PM CDT.
Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include
Ward.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Sioux Falls.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, 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.
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