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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 158, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 2, 2026, 3:05 AM CDT for Jackson County, Nobles County, Minnesota. 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
- Jul 2, 2026, 3:05 AM CDT (08:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2026, 3:45 AM CDT
- In force
- 40 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 50.0 mph
Counties Jackson County, MN, Nobles County, MN
The radar
The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:08 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 00:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 197 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
- 850 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -52 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1123 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 66 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.3
- Supercell composite
- 2.7
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 Sioux Falls, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 2, 12:26 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 12:26 AM CDT, 2 hours 39 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD 425 PM CDT Wed Jul 1 2026 MNZ071-072-097-SDZ038>040-050-052>066-068-069-022130- Lincoln-Lyon-Pipestone-Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-Jerauld- Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Moody-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook- Minnehaha-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton- 425 PM CDT Wed Jul 1 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southwest Minnesota, central South Dakota, east central South Dakota, south central South Dakota and southeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Isolated thunderstorms may be possible late this evening and through the overnight hours. At this time, any strong storm could produce localized 60 mph winds and ping pong ball size hail. However the greatest storm risk this evening and overnight will be across southern Minnesota and northwest Iowa. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Risks for strong to severe thunderstorms continue Thursday and Thursday night with the potential all severe weather hazards at times. Isolated to scattered strong storms Thursday afternoon and evening, may be replaced by a larger complex of storms Thursday night into Friday. Any storm during the upcoming 24 hours will be capable of 70+ mph winds and 2 inch hail. Multiple severe weather risks will be possible Friday and Saturday. While a great deal of uncertainty remains in storm timing and placement, it's important to monitor the forecast over the coming days heading into the holiday weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not expected at this time. IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ080-081-089-090-098-NEZ013-014- SDZ067-070-071-022130- Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee- Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-Rock-Dixon- Dakota-Lincoln-Union- 425 PM CDT Wed Jul 1 2026 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northwest Iowa, west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska and southeast South Dakota. .DAY ONE...Tonight. Scattered strong to severe storms are expected to develop Wednesday evening and continue into the early overnight hours. The primary risks will be 70 mph winds and 2 inch hail. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday. Risks for strong to severe thunderstorms continue Thursday and Thursday night with the potential all severe weather hazards at times. Isolated to scattered strong storms Thursday afternoon and evening, may be replaced by a larger complex of storms Thursday night into Friday. Any storm during the upcoming 24 hours will be capable of 70+ mph winds and 2 inch hail. Multiple severe weather risks will be possible Friday and Saturday. While a great deal of uncertainty remains in storm timing and placement, it's important to monitor the forecast over the coming days heading into the holiday weekend. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will be needed from 7pm to 1am.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jul 1, 10:15 PM CDT, 4 hours 50 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule, Jerauld | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jerauld | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Jerauld | 24 min |
| Jul 2, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Jerauld | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Jerauld | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Beadle, Jerauld | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Brule, Jerauld | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Davison, Jerauld, Sanborn | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Jerauld | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Aurora, Jerauld, Sanborn | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Aurora, Jerauld, Sanborn | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 4:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Beadle, Jerauld, Sanborn | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 4:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Beadle | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Kingsbury | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Davison, Hanson, Miner, Sanborn | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Kingsbury, Lake, Miner, Sanborn | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 5:37 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Beadle, Kingsbury | 23 min |
| Jul 2, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Brookings, Kingsbury | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Hanson, Lake, Miner, Sanborn | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Hanson, Lake, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Lake | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lake, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Davison, Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lake, Minnehaha, Moody | 50 min |
| Jul 1, 8:05 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Ida, Woodbury | 40 min |
| Jul 1, 8:34 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Ida | 30 min |
| Jul 2, 4:38 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Woodbury | 15 min |
| Jul 2, 7:26 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cherokee, Plymouth | 21 min |
| Jul 2, 8:48 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Sioux | 42 min |
| Jul 2, 1:17 PM CDT | Flood Watch | FSD | Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay, Dickinson, Ida, Lyon and 5 more | 16 hr |
| Jul 2, 7:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jackson | 25 min |
| Jul 2, 10:54 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood | 21 min |
| Jul 2, 11:13 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Cottonwood | 32 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.