Alert archive / South Dakota / Red Flag Warnings in 2026
Red Flag Warning 17, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this red flag warning at May 16, 2026, 12:04 AM CDT for 7 counties in South Dakota. It took effect at May 16, 2026, 3:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 16, 2026, 12:04 AM CDT (05:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 16, 2026, 3:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 16, 2026, 10:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Aberdeen, SD
Counties Buffalo County, SD, Hughes County, SD, Hyde County, SD, Jones County, SD, Lyman County, SD, Stanley County, SD, Sully County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 181 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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Nearby
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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.