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Tornado Warning 4, NWS Aberdeen, SD

June 29, 2026Brown County, Day County, South Dakota

NWS Aberdeen, SD issued this tornado warning at Jun 29, 2026, 8:05 AM CDT for Brown County, Day County, South Dakota. It was in force for 21 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 29, 2026, 8:05 AM CDT (13:05 UTC)
Expired
Jun 29, 2026, 8:26 AM CDT
In force
21 min
Issued by
NWS Aberdeen, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.75 in

Counties Brown County, SD, Day County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:07 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

Did it verify

Not verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow found no qualifying storm report inside this tornado warning while it was in force. That is not proof nothing happened: reports are thin where few people live.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 29, 5:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 1.1 hours before the alert went out and 361 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2026-06-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 4091 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Minneapolis, MN at 12:00Z on 2026-06-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 220 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
4091 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-58 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
703 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
220 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
285 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
3.3
Supercell composite
20.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

282 
WFUS53 KABR 291305
TORABR
SDC013-037-291345-
/O.NEW.KABR.TO.W.0004.260629T1305Z-260629T1345Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
805 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Western Day County in northeastern South Dakota...
  Southeastern Brown County in northeastern South Dakota...

* Until 845 AM CDT.

* At 805 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Ferney, or 7 miles southwest of Groton, moving
  northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Groton around 810 AM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 4532 9818 4538 9828 4561 9811 4554 9788
TIME...MOT...LOC 1305Z 217DEG 19KT 4538 9821 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

06
1 follow-up statement
367 
WWUS53 KABR 291326
SVSABR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
826 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

SDC013-037-291336-
/O.CAN.KABR.TO.W.0004.000000T0000Z-260629T1345Z/
Day SD-Brown SD-
826 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR WESTERN DAY AND SOUTHEASTERN BROWN
COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until noon CDT for
northeastern South Dakota.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
the area until 845 AM.

&&

LAT...LON 4532 9818 4538 9828 4561 9811 4554 9788
TIME...MOT...LOC 1323Z 217DEG 19KT 4547 9811 

$$

06

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this tornado 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 tornado warning went out at Jun 29, 6:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • There is a Slight (2 of 5) to Marginal Risk (1 of 5) for severe weather into the morning across the central/portions of northeastern SD. Main hazards are 90 mph winds and large hail. Additionally, the development of a tornado or two cannot be ruled out. -There is a Marginal Risk (1 of 5) for severe weather this afternoon into the evening across the far eastern edge of the forecast area. Main hazards are large hail up to 1 inch in diameter and wind gusts of 60 mph.
  • Western U.S. wildfire smoke (aloft) will be over the region through Tuesday; potentially longer depending on how steering flow winds evolve this week. Some minor concentrations of near surface smoke could happen from Monday afternoon through Monday night.
  • A Heat Advisory has been issued as temperatures are expected to warm into the 90s, with dewpoints in the 70s, across far northeast South Dakota and west central Minnesota today. Heat index temperatures will be up into the 100F to 107F degree range for several hours this afternoon.
  • Above normal temperatures are expected to persist for most of this week. With highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s and dewpoints well into the 60s, and even 70s for some locations, especially from Thursday onward, heat-related illnesses become a concern.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 29, 6:25 AM CDT, 1 hour 40 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
625 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- There is a Slight (2 of 5) to Marginal Risk (1 of 5) for severe
weather into the morning across the central/portions of northeastern
SD. Main hazards are 90 mph winds and large hail. Additionally, the
development of a tornado or two cannot be ruled out.

-There is a Marginal Risk (1 of 5) for severe weather this afternoon
into the evening across the far eastern edge of the forecast area.
Main hazards are large hail up to 1 inch in diameter and wind gusts
of 60 mph.

- Western U.S. wildfire smoke (aloft) will be over the region
through Tuesday; potentially longer depending on how steering flow
winds evolve this week. Some minor concentrations of near surface
smoke could happen from Monday afternoon through Monday night.

- A Heat Advisory has been issued as temperatures are expected to
warm into the 90s, with dewpoints in the 70s, across far northeast
South Dakota and west central Minnesota today. Heat index
temperatures will be up into the 100F to 107F degree range for
several hours this afternoon.

- Above normal temperatures are expected to persist for most of this
week. With highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s and dewpoints well into
the 60s, and even 70s for some locations, especially from Thursday
onward, heat-related illnesses become a concern.

&&

.UPDATE...
Issued at 618 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

Thunderstorm producing high winds in central South Dakota
continues to lift northeast with the watch expanded in response.
Otherwise fog continues across the area. Will reduce counties in
the advisory as fog clears post convection.

See below for an update to the aviation discussion...

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1234 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

Storms are still forecast to move into central SD early this morning
and move northeast into portions of northeastern SD. Models have
continued to show these storms becoming high wind producing storms
with 90 mph winds possible as the main hazard. At the same time,
there is still the threat for large hail. This will continue into
the morning until these storms move out or dissipate by mid-morning.

A surface low will be pushing into SD today as it moves to the
northeast. Lots of warm, moist air will be pushing into northeastern
SD and MN through the day. This will help with the development of
storms over eastern SD into MN during the afternoon and evening as a
cold front pushes into an environment with a lot of instability and
shear. The high-res models are showing some storms developing during
the late afternoon moving east and really taking off during the
evening east of the area in MN. While most of the threat is to the
east, there is still a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) for severe
storms to develop. These storms could have hail of an inch in
diameter and wind gusts up to 60mph. While the main threat for
severe storms during the afternoon is over eastern SD, there could
be some scattered showers and storms that develop over north central
SD during the afternoon from energy that has wrapped around the
surface low. These storms could have hail up to an inch and winds up
to 60 mph as well.

There will be warm temperatures today over northeastern SD, with
highs in the 90s and heat index values in the upper 90s to low 100s.
A heat advisory has been issued for areas over and east of the
Prairie Coteau due to these warm temperatures. The hot temperatures
and high humidity may cause heat related illnesses in sensitive
populations and those working outside. Additionally, with upper-
level winds from the south, wildfire smoke will continue to move in
aloft over central and northeastern SD today. This smoke will most
likely stay aloft and not get to the surface, which will cause some
smokey and hazy skies.

As the surface low sits to the north, a stationary front will be
sitting over southeastern SD into MN. This will keep some slightly
cooler temperatures in the area and precipitation from forming
during the day Tuesday. This front will likely start to develop some
storms and showers during the late evening into the overnight hours
which are forecast to slowly move north into central and
northeastern SD. This will lead to a threat for storms overnight
Tuesday into the day Wednesday. Warm air will then slowly move back
into central and northeastern SD during the later part of the work
week, which will start to warm temperatures again.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z TUESDAY/...
Issued at 618 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

Terminals KABR,KATY,KPIR,KMBG

A mix of VFR/MVFR in fog for KABR/KATY/KMBG. We are seeing
visibility improve once convection rolls through. A cluster of
storms which has just glanced KPIR is headed towards KABR and
could expand far enough east to impact KATY though with less
certainty. High winds have been accompanying this thunderstorm
cluster.

&&

.ABR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...Heat Advisory from noon today to 8 PM CDT this evening for
     SDZ008-020>023.
     Dense Fog Advisory until 9 AM CDT this morning for SDZ004>011-
     016>023-036-037.
MN...Heat Advisory from noon today to 8 PM CDT this evening for
     MNZ039-046.

&&

UPDATE...07
DISCUSSION...12
AVIATION...07
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 29, 3:12 AM CDT, 4 hours 53 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
312 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

SDZ003>007-009-010-015>018-033>037-045-048-051-300815-
Corson-Campbell-McPherson-Brown-Marshall-Walworth-Edmunds-Dewey-
Potter-Faulk-Spink-Stanley-Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-
Buffalo-
312 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026 /212 AM MDT Mon Jun 29 2026/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Slight (2 of 5) to Marginal (1 of 5) Risk for severe storms into
mid-morning. Hail up to 3 inches in diameter and wind gusts of up to
90 mph will be possible. Additionally, the development of a tornado
or two cannot be ruled out.

Patchy to areas of fog will be reducing visibilities into the morning
hours.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Marginal risk for severe storm development overnight Tuesday into
Wednesday.

.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-SDZ008-011-019>023-300815-
Traverse-Big Stone-Roberts-Day-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-
312 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Slight (2 of 5) to Marginal (1 of 5) Risk for severe weather mainly
late afternoon moving east into the evening. Hail up to 1 inch in
diameter and wind gusts of 60 mph will be possible in storms that do
form.

Patchy to areas of fog will be reducing visibilities into the morning
hours.

High temperatures in the 90s and high humidity values will be causing
heat index values to get into the upper 90s to low 100s this
afternoon over portions of northeastern SD.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday.

Marginal risk for severe storm development overnight Tuesday into
Wednesday.

.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 29, 7:10 AM CDT, 55 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
710 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0658 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     5 E Orient              44.90N 98.98W
06/29/2026  M84 MPH          Hand               SD   Mesonet

            Mesonet station 158 Miranda (SDDOT).

&&

SRF
Local storm report, Jun 29, 7:18 AM CDT, 47 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
718 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0705 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     6 S Rockham             44.82N 98.80W
06/29/2026  M80 MPH          Hand               SD   Mesonet

            Mesonet station RHMS2 Rockham 6SSE (SD
            Mesonet).

&&

SRF
Local storm report, Jun 29, 7:29 AM CDT, 36 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
729 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0721 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     5 NW Redfield           44.93N 98.60W
06/29/2026  M84 MPH          Spink              SD   Mesonet

            Ambient Weather Station.

&&

SRF
Local storm report, Jun 29, 7:44 AM CDT, 21 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
744 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0721 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     4 S Athol               44.96N 98.60W
06/29/2026  M58 MPH          Spink              SD   Mesonet

            Ambient Weather Station.

&&

SRF
Local storm report, Jun 29, 7:52 AM CDT, 13 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
752 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0745 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     6 SW Stratford          45.26N 98.40W
06/29/2026  M64 MPH          Brown              SD   Mesonet

            Ambient Weather Station.

&&

SRF
Local storm report, Jun 29, 7:53 AM CDT, 12 minutes before
Preliminary Local Storm Report
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
753 AM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0720 AM     Tstm Wnd Gst     2 W Redfield            44.87N 98.57W
06/29/2026  M56 MPH          Spink              SD   Public

            Ambient Weather Station.

&&

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 29, 2:07 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryABRBrown, Campbell, Clark, Codington, Day, Deuel and 12 more5 hr
Jun 29, 3:04 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRDewey26 min
Jun 29, 3:29 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRDewey31 min
Jun 29, 3:43 AM CDTSpecial Weather StatementABRJones32 min
Jun 29, 3:52 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRJones, Stanley38 min
Jun 29, 4:22 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRJones, Lyman38 min
Jun 29, 4:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatABRJones, Lyman78 min
Jun 29, 4:55 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRHughes, Jones, Lyman, Stanley50 min
Jun 29, 5:36 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABRHand, Hughes, Hyde, Lyman, Stanley, Sully54 min
Jun 29, 5:41 AM CDTAreal Flood WarningABRHughes, Stanley3 hr
Jun 29, 5:41 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBuffalo, Hand, Hughes, Hyde, Lyman64 min
Jun 29, 6:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatABRFaulk, Hand, Hughes, Hyde47 min
Jun 29, 6:25 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABREdmunds, Faulk, Hyde, Potter, Sully50 min
Jun 29, 6:28 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRHand, Spink47 min
Jun 29, 6:48 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatABRBrown, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, Hyde, Spink57 min
Jun 29, 7:09 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABRBrown, Clark, Day, Hand, Spink51 min
Jun 29, 7:39 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatABRBrown, Day, Faulk, Marshall, Spink66 min
Jun 29, 7:42 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningABRBrown, Edmunds, Faulk, Spink35 min
Jun 29, 7:53 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatABRClark, Day, Marshall, Spink52 min
Jun 29, 7:58 AM CDTTornado WarningABRBrown, Day, Marshall32 min
Jun 29, 8:15 AM CDTTornado Warning Tornado observedABRDay, Marshall30 min
Jun 29, 8:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatABRBrown, Clark, Day, Marshall, Roberts, Spink75 min
Jun 29, 8:41 AM CDTHigh Wind WarningABRBrown, Day, Edmunds, Faulk, McPherson, Marshall and 1 more4 hr
Jun 29, 8:41 AM CDTWind AdvisoryABRBrown, Day, Edmunds, Faulk, McPherson, Marshall and 2 more4 hr

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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.