Iowa, South Dakota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/02/2026 17:57

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 7:57PM CDT until July 2 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 2, 2026 - 5:57pm
Expires: 
July 2, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
At 756 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Dell Rapids to Crooks to near Tea, moving northeast at 40 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. These severe storms will be near... Sioux Falls, Crooks, Baltic, Ellis, Dell Rapids, and Renner around 800 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Brandon, Garretson, Palisades State Park, Corson, Sherman and Valley Springs.
Instruction: 
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.
Area Description: 
Lyon, IA; Lincoln, SD; Minnehaha, SD; Moody, SD; Turner, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD