South Dakota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07-02-2026 15:04

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 5:04PM CDT until July 2 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 2, 2026 - 3:04pm
Expires: 
July 2, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
SVRFSD The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Kingsbury County in east central South Dakota... Eastern Beadle County in east central South Dakota... * Until 545 PM CDT. * At 502 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 miles east of Hitchcock to near Cavour to 12 miles southeast of Huron, moving northeast at 50 mph. THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR HURON SOUTH DAKOTA, CAVOUR SOUTH DAKOTA, YALE SOUTH DAKOTA, AND IROQUOIS SOUTH DAKOTA. HAZARD...90 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...ASOS Equipment. At 456 pm, a 90 mph wind gust was reported at the ASOS station in Huron, South Dakota. IMPACT...You are in a life-threatening situation. Flying debris may be deadly to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged or destroyed. Homes and businesses will have substantial roof and window damage. Expect extensive tree damage and power outages. * Severe thunderstorms will be near... Cavour and Yale around 510 PM CDT. Iroquois around 515 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include De Smet.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This is an EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION with tornado like wind speeds expected. Mobile homes and high profile vehicles are especially susceptible to winds of this magnitude and may be overturned. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. These storms have the potential to cause serious injury and significant property damage.
SNM:TORMENTA DE VIENTO DESTRUCTIVA en esta area hasta 545 PM CDT. Tome refugio ahora
Servicio Nacional de Meteorologia: AVISO DE TORMENTA SEVERA en efecto para esta area hasta las 5:45 PM CDT por vientos DESTRUCTIVOS de 90 mph. Tome refugio en un edificio, alejado de las ventanas. Escombros arrastrados por el viento podrian ser mortales para aquellos que se encuentran sin refugio.
Area Description: 
Beadle, SD; Kingsbury, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD