⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Faulk; Hughes; Hyde; Hand; Lyman; Buffalo – Saturday, June 27, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 11:29PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD

Details

At 1129 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from 10 miles west of Polo to
near Highmore to Stephan to near Lower Brule. Movement was northeast
at 45 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Miller, Highmore, Lower Brule, St. Lawrence, Miller Dale Colony,
Stephan, Orient, Ree Heights, Rockham, Miranda, Polo, Sunshine Bible
Academy, West Bend Rec Area, Lake Sharpe, Lower Brule Reservation,
and Crow Creek Reservation.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for central South
Dakota.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 700 AM CDT for
central South Dakota.

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