| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Hughes; Lyman |
| Effective | 8/17/2026, 7:04:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/17/2026, 7:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 7:04PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
Details
At 704 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Cedar Creek Rec Area, or 14 miles north of Presho,
moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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…
Cedar Creek Rec Area around 715 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this strong thunderstorm include Lower
Brule Reservation.
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.
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