Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 5:58PM CDT until July 2 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 2, 2026 - 3:58pm
Expires:
July 2, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
At 556 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Kellerton Church to Hamlin Education Center to
near Badger, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...MESONET. At 546 PM, a mesonet 4 miles west of Erwin, South
Dakota reported a 72 mph gust!
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
These severe thunderstorms will remain over mainly rural areas of
Kingsbury, northeastern Beadle and northwestern Brookings Counties,
including the following locations... Bancroft and Erwin.
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:
Beadle, SD; Brookings, SD; Kingsbury, SD
Forcast Office:
NWS Sioux Falls SD
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