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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 207, NWS Aberdeen, SD

August 12, 2026McPherson County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 12, 2026, 5:39 PM CDT for McPherson County, South Dakota. It was in force for 15 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
Aug 12, 2026, 5:39 PM CDT (22:39 UTC)
Expired
Aug 12, 2026, 5:54 PM CDT
In force
15 min
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County McPherson County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 11, 9:04 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABRCorson41 min
Aug 11, 9:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABRCorson23 min
Aug 11, 9:42 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRCorson10 min
Aug 11, 10:48 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABRCorson42 min
Aug 11, 11:00 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABRJones, Stanley60 min
Aug 12, 5:27 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRMcPherson33 min
Aug 12, 6:03 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRPotter27 min

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.