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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 28, 2026Charles Mix County, Gregory County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2026, 12:23 AM CDT for Charles Mix County, Gregory County, South Dakota. It was in force for 67 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 28, 2026, 12:23 AM CDT (05:23 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2026, 1:30 AM CDT
In force
67 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Charles Mix County, SD, Gregory County, SD

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 27, 11:29 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE (KLBF), launched 00:00Z, 5.4 hours before the alert went out and 270 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2026-06-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3991 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, N. Platte/Lee Bi, NE at 00:00Z on 2026-06-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 140 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
3991 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-41 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1368 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
140 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
257 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
2.2
Supercell composite
19.0

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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 Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 27, 10:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 10:06 PM CDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 5:09 AM CDT, 19 hours 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
509 AM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026

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098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-281015-
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Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-
Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-
Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-
Union-
509 AM CDT Sat Jun 27 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa, west central
Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, central South
Dakota, east central South Dakota, south central South Dakota and
southeast South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered storms are possible after midnight tonight into early
Sunday, mainly through portions of southeast South Dakota into
southwest Minnesota. A few storms may become strong to severe, with
large hail up to 1.5 inch diameter and isolated wind gusts to 65 mph.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Temperatures climb into the 90s Sunday through much of next week,
with increasing humidity. Heat index values will climb into the
lower 100s at times. Plan ahead now to limit risk of heat illness if
spending time outdoors.

If storms are able to develop along a cold front late Monday into
Monday evening, some strong to severe storms are possible. Details on
exact storm location, timing and coverage are still uncertain.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 28, 1:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDCharles Mix, Douglas, Gregory81 min
Jun 28, 2:10 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDAurora, Bon Homme, Davison, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson65 min
Jun 28, 3:06 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDBon Homme, Davison, Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook, Turner and 1 more54 min
Jun 28, 3:59 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDClay, Turner, Yankton46 min
Jun 28, 4:24 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDLincoln, Minnehaha, Turner66 min
Jun 28, 4:37 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDClay, Lincoln, Union53 min
Jun 28, 5:00 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDLyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Sioux60 min
Jun 28, 5:58 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDClay, Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Sioux62 min
Jun 28, 6:30 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBuena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, O'Brien45 min
Jun 28, 7:13 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBuena Vista, Clay17 min
Jun 28, 5:51 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDCottonwood, Jackson39 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.