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Special Weather Statement, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this special weather statement at Aug 3, 2025, 6:21 PM CDT for Faulk County, South Dakota. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Aug 3, 2025, 6:21 PM CDT (23:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 3, 2025, 6:45 PM CDT
- In force
- 24 min
- Issued by
- NWS Aberdeen, SD
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 40
County Faulk County, SD
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NWS Aberdeen, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 3, 2:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 3, 2:24 PM CDT, 3 hours 57 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 147 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025 MNZ039-046-SDZ006>008-011-018>023-041900- Traverse-Big Stone-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Spink-Clark-Codington- Grant-Hamlin-Deuel- 147 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Minnesota and northeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. On Tuesday, there is a marginal risk (1 out of 5) for severe storms. Strong winds will be the main threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. SDZ015-016-033>037-045-048-051-041900- Dewey-Potter-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- 147 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025 /1247 PM MDT Sun Aug 3 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota and north central South Dakota. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. There is a marginal risk (1 out of 5) for severe storms this evening, mainly south and east of Pierre. Strong winds will be the main threat. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. On Monday and Tuesday, there is a marginal risk (1 out of 5) for severe storms. Strong winds will be the main threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation may be requested. Weather spotters are encouraged to submit reports to the National Weather Service in Aberdeen. The public can submit reports on our web page, Facebook page, or our X feed. SDZ003>005-009-010-017-041900- Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Edmunds-Faulk- 147 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025 /1247 PM MDT Sun Aug 3 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central South Dakota. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. No hazardous weather is expected at this time. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday. On Tuesday, there is a marginal risk (1 out of 5) for severe storms. Strong winds will be the main threat.Strong winds will be the main threat. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. 10
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 3, 6:21 PM CDT, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
621 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025
SDZ010-017-032345-
Edmunds SD-Faulk SD-
621 PM CDT Sun Aug 3 2025
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTH CENTRAL EDMUNDS AND
NORTHWESTERN FAULK COUNTIES THROUGH 645 PM CDT...
At 621 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Thunderbird Colony, or 15 miles northwest of Faulkton, moving south
at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Brentwood Colony, Thunderbird Colony, Norbeck, Blumengard Colony, and
Loyalton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
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LAT...LON 4531 9943 4532 9918 4514 9909 4512 9942
TIME...MOT...LOC 2321Z 339DEG 11KT 4522 9929
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
07The office that day
Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 11:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Faulk, Hand, Spink | 12 hr |
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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.