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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Aberdeen, SD

June 2, 2026Hughes County, Hyde County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 2, 2026, 10:45 PM CDT for Hughes County, Hyde County, South Dakota. It was in force for 45 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 2, 2026, 10:45 PM CDT (03:45 UTC)
Expired: Jun 2, 2026, 11:30 PM CDT
In force: 45 min
Issued by: NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hughes County, SD, Hyde County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 152 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Rapid City, SD (KUNR), launched 00:00Z, 3.8 hours before the alert went out and 254 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 161 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -261 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1841 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 37 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 70 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 132 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.1

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 2, 8:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 2, 8:59 PM CDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 2, 3:11 AM CDT, 19 hours 34 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
311 AM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026

SDZ003>005-009-010-015-016-033>035-045-030815-
Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey-Potter-Stanley-
Sully-Hughes-Jones-
311 AM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026 /211 AM MDT Tue Jun 2 2026/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) for severe weather is in place for
storms moving into the area this evening. Large hail of 1-2" in
diameter and wind gusts of 60 miles per hour are the main threats.
Tornadoes cannot be ruled out over north central South Dakota, and
neither can heavy rainfall leading to flash flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

On Wednesday, a Slight Risk for severe weather is in place for
storms over northeastern and parts of central and north central South
Dakota in the afternoon and evening. Large hail of 1-2" in diameter
and wind gusts of 60 mph are the main threats. Tornadoes will also be
a threat in the evening. Areas west of the Missouri River are under
a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5).

On Thursday, another Slight Risk for severe weather is in effect
along and south of US Highway 12. Areas to the north of US Highway 12
are under a Marginal Risk. Large hail of 1-2" in diameter will be the
main threat, with wind gusts of 60 mph and tornadoes possible as
secondary threats.

.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.

SDZ006-017-018-036-037-048-051-030815-
Brown-Faulk-Spink-Hyde-Hand-Lyman-Buffalo-
311 AM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

A Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe weather is in place for
storms this evening. Large hail of 1" in diameter and wind gusts of
60 miles per hour are the main threats. Storms are expected to
dissipate as the progress into the James River Valley tonight.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

On Wednesday, a Slight Risk for severe weather is in place for
storms over northeastern and parts of central and north central South
Dakota in the afternoon and evening. Large hail of 1-2" in diameter
and wind gusts of 60 mph are the main threats. Tornadoes will also be
a threat in the evening. Areas west of the Missouri River are under
a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5).

On Thursday, another Slight Risk for severe weather is in effect
along and south of US Highway 12. Areas to the north of US Highway 12
are under a Marginal Risk. Large hail of 1-2" in diameter will be the
main threat, with wind gusts of 60 mph and tornadoes possible as
secondary threats.

.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.

MNZ039-046-SDZ007-008-011-019>023-030815-
Traverse-Big Stone-Marshall-Roberts-Day-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-
Deuel-
311 AM CDT Tue Jun 2 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

On Wednesday, a Slight Risk for severe weather is in place for
storms over northeastern and parts of central and north central South
Dakota in the afternoon and evening. Large hail of 1-2" in diameter
and wind gusts of 60 mph are the main threats. Tornadoes will also be
a threat in the evening. Areas west of the Missouri River are under
a Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5).

On Thursday, another Slight Risk for severe weather is in effect
along and south of US Highway 12. Areas to the north of US Highway 12
are under a Marginal Risk. Large hail of 1-2" in diameter will be the
main threat, with wind gusts of 60 mph and tornadoes possible as
secondary threats.

.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.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 2, 6:37 PM CDT, 4 hours 8 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 2, 7:43 PM CDT, 3 hours 2 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 2, 8:19 PM CDT, 2 hours 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 2, 10:19 PM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 2, 10:32 PM CDT, 13 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 2, 7:43 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ABR	Hughes	32 min
Jun 2, 8:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ABR	Hughes	26 min
Jun 2, 10:19 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ABR	Hughes	26 min
Jun 2, 10:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	ABR	Lyman	28 min
Jun 2, 10:43 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Buffalo, Lyman	27 min
Jun 2, 11:36 PM CDT	Areal Flood Warning	ABR	Hughes, Hyde	6 hr
Jun 3, 12:48 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Dewey	42 min
Jun 3, 1:22 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Dewey, Walworth	53 min
Jun 3, 5:00 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Jones	45 min
Jun 3, 5:40 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Jones, Lyman	50 min
Jun 3, 6:26 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABR	Brown, Marshall	49 min
Jun 3, 6:29 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	ABR	Lyman	46 min
Jun 3, 6:46 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Jones, Lyman	28 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Dakota, 2026 Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

Sources

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