South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 06/27/2026 21:19

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 11:19PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 27, 2026 - 9:19pm
Expires: 
June 27, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
At 1119 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Bowdle to near Onaka to 13 miles west of Polo. 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... Ipswich, Faulkton, Bowdle, Roscoe, Hosmer, Pembrook Colony, Brentwood Colony, Evergreen Colony, Cresbard, Seneca, Tolstoy, Long Lake, Onaka, Thunderbird Colony, Hillsview, Blumengard Colony, Loyalton, Burkmere, Norbeck, and New Town Corner.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 200 AM CDT for north central South Dakota.
Area Description: 
McPherson; Walworth; Edmunds; Potter; Faulk; Hyde; Hand
Forcast Office: 
NWS Aberdeen SD