South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 06/27/2026 20:30

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 27, 2026 - 8:30pm
Expires: 
June 27, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description: 
At 1030 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Akaska to 8 miles south of Cottonwood Lake Near Agar to Rousseau. Movement was northeast at 30 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... Gettysburg, Selby, Bowdle, Hoven, Blunt, Java, Harrold, Lebanon, Akaska, Seneca, Tolstoy, Lowry, Rousseau, Cottonwood Lake Near Agar, Stone Lake, Gorman, Canning, Holabird, Lake Hiddenwood Rec Area, and Swan Creek Rec Area.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for central and north central South Dakota.
Area Description: 
Walworth; Edmunds; Potter; Faulk; Sully; Hughes; Hyde
Forcast Office: 
NWS Aberdeen SD