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High Wind Watch 3, NWS Aberdeen, SD

May 14, 2025Jones County, Lyman County, Stanley County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this high wind watch at May 14, 2025, 1:34 PM CDT for Jones County, Lyman County, Stanley County, South Dakota. It took effect at May 15, 2025, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 14, 2025, 1:34 PM CDT (18:34 UTC)
In effect from
May 15, 2025, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 15, 2025, 3:21 AM CDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD

Counties Jones County, SD, Lyman County, SD, Stanley County, SD

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 192 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind watch went out at May 14, 12:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 14, 12:19 PM CDT, 1 hour 15 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 14, 5:05 AM CDT, 8 hours 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
505 AM CDT Wed May 14 2025

SDZ003>005-009-010-015>017-033>037-045-048-051-151015-
Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey-Potter-Faulk-
Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
505 AM CDT Wed May 14 2025 /405 AM MDT Wed May 14 2025/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota and
north central South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop this afternoon and
continue through the evening. Stronger storms could bring heavy
rainfall, and large hail, greater than an inch, and damaging wind
gusts are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-151015-
Traverse-Big Stone-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Spink-Clark-Codington-
Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-
505 AM CDT Wed May 14 2025

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Minnesota and
northeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Continued warm and dry conditions will lead to localized fire weather
concerns through the afternoon.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms will occur this evening.
Stronger storms could bring heavy rainfall, and large hail, greater
than an inch, and damaging wind gusts are possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 14, 1:34 PM CDTWind AdvisoryABRBrown, Buffalo, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Corson and 18 more53 hr

Nearby

High Wind Watches in South Dakota, 2025Every high wind watch in 2025

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.