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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 32, NWS Aberdeen, SD
NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2026, 8:50 PM CDT for Clark County, Codington County, Hamlin County, South Dakota. It was in force for 40 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 3, 2026, 8:50 PM CDT (01:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 3, 2026, 9:30 PM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Aberdeen, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Clark County, SD, Codington County, SD, Hamlin County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 107 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 4:02 PM CDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Aberdeen, SD (KABR), launched 00:00Z, 1.8 hours before the alert went out and 82 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 966 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1215 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 305 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.5
- Supercell composite
- 4.7
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 3, 8:39 PM CDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 8:39 PM CDT, 11 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 151 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026 MNZ039-046-SDZ005>011-016>023-034>037-048-051-041900- Traverse-Big Stone-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Walworth-Edmunds- Day-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Sully- Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Lyman-Buffalo- 151 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for west central Minnesota, central South Dakota, north central South Dakota and northeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A Slight Risk (Level 2 of 5) for severe weather is in place for storms this afternoon and evening. Storms will develop east of the Missouri River during the afternoon and progress eastward through the evening. Large hail of 1-2" in diameter and wind gusts of 60 to 70 miles per hour are the main threats. Tornadoes will be a secondary threat, as will flash flooding due to heavy rainfall. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. 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 possible as a secondary 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. SDZ003-004-015-033-045-041900- Corson-Campbell-Dewey-Stanley-Jones- 151 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026 /1251 PM MDT Wed Jun 3 2026/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota and north central South Dakota. .DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight. A Marginal Risk (Level 1 of 5) for severe weather is in effect for storms developing this afternoon. Large hail of 1" in diameter and wind gusts of 60 miles per hour are the main severe threats. Storms are expected to progress out of the area by this evening. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. 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 12are under a Marginal Risk. Large hail of 1-2" in diameter will be the main threat, with wind gusts of 60 mph possible as a secondary 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.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jun 3, 7:59 PM CDT, 51 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Aberdeen, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 7:01 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Brown, Marshall | 44 min |
| Jun 3, 7:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Codington, Deuel, Hamlin | 33 min |
| Jun 3, 7:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Lyman | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 7:28 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Clark | 32 min |
| Jun 3, 7:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Marshall, Roberts | 37 min |
| Jun 3, 7:47 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Grant | 23 min |
| Jun 3, 7:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Codington, Deuel, Hamlin | 38 min |
| Jun 3, 8:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Roberts | 26 min |
| Jun 3, 8:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Lyman | 24 min |
| Jun 3, 8:39 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Deuel | 36 min |
| Jun 3, 8:45 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Codington | 15 min |
| Jun 3, 9:03 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Clark | 27 min |
| Jun 3, 9:35 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Deuel, Hamlin | 55 min |
| Jun 3, 10:24 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | ABR | Codington, Deuel, Hamlin | 10 hr |
| Jun 4, 12:58 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Hand | 47 min |
| Jun 4, 3:03 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Hamlin | 45 min |
| Jun 4, 3:43 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Grant | 17 min |
| Jun 4, 3:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Grant | 14 min |
| Jun 4, 5:59 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Hand, Spink | 46 min |
| Jun 4, 6:18 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Hand | 42 min |
| Jun 4, 6:20 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Hand | 40 min |
| Jun 4, 6:27 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Spink | 48 min |
| Jun 4, 6:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | ABR | Hand, Spink | 49 min |
| Jun 3, 8:30 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Traverse | 30 min |
| Jun 3, 8:56 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | ABR | Big Stone | 34 min |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.