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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 34, NWS Aberdeen, SD

June 4, 2026Hand County, Spink County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 4, 2026, 5:59 PM CDT for Hand County, Spink County, South Dakota. It was in force for 46 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 4, 2026, 5:59 PM CDT (22:59 UTC)
Expired: Jun 4, 2026, 6:45 PM CDT
In force: 46 min
Issued by: NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Hand County, SD, Spink County, SD

The radar

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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 4, 5:25 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

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 4, 1:25 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 4, 1:25 PM CDT, 4 hours 34 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 4, 1:43 PM CDT, 4 hours 16 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
143 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026

MNZ046-SDZ006>008-010-011-016>023-033>037-045-048-051-051845-
Big Stone-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Edmunds-Day-Potter-Faulk-Spink-
Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-
Jones-Lyman-Buffalo-
143 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026 /1243 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 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 for severe weather (Level 2 of 5) is in effect for
storms this afternoon and evening. Large Hail of 1-2" in diameter
and damaging wind gusts of 60-70 mph will be the main threats. Can't
rule out tornado development over central South Dakota, and heavy
rainfall producing flooding is also a threat (particularly over areas
that have received substantial rainfall already this week).

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.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-SDZ003>005-009-015-051845-
Traverse-Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Walworth-Dewey-
143 PM CDT Thu Jun 4 2026 /1243 PM MDT Thu Jun 4 2026/

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

A Slight Risk for severe weather (Level 2 of 5) is in effect for
storms this afternoon and evening. Large Hail of 1-2" in diameter
and damaging wind gusts of 60-70 mph will be the main threats. Can't
rule out tornado development over central South Dakota, and heavy
rainfall producing flooding is also a threat (particularly over areas
that have received substantial rainfall already this week).

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 4, 12:00 PM CDT, 5 hours 59 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 12:58 PM CDT, 5 hours 1 minute before

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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 3:43 PM CDT, 2 hours 16 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jun 4, 3:46 PM CDT, 2 hours 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 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 Considerable damage threat	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 Considerable damage threat	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 Considerable damage threat	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, 8:50 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	ABR	Clark, Codington, Hamlin	40 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, 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 Considerable damage threat	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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.