South Dakota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/02/2026 11:59

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 1:59PM CDT until July 2 at 3:00PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 2, 2026 - 11:59am
Expires: 
July 2, 2026 - 1:00pm
Description: 
SVRABR The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Stanley County in central South Dakota... Southeastern Hughes County in central South Dakota... North central Lyman County in central South Dakota... * Until 300 PM CDT. * At 158 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cedar Creek Rec Area, or 18 miles southeast of Pierre, moving east at 15 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. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Lake Sharpe and Cedar Creek Rec Area around 205 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Joe Creek Rec Area.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If on or near the Missouri River, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Hughes, SD; Lyman, SD; Stanley, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Aberdeen SD