South Dakota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/02/2026 13:26

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 3:26PM CDT until July 2 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 2, 2026 - 1:26pm
Expires: 
July 2, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
SVRABR The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South central Hand County in central South Dakota... Northeastern Buffalo County in central South Dakota... * Until 415 PM CDT. * At 326 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Etbauer Hill, or 13 miles northeast of Fort Thompson, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of south central Hand and northeastern Buffalo Counties, including the following locations... eastern Crow Creek Reservation.
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.
Area Description: 
Buffalo, SD; Hand, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Aberdeen SD