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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

May 24, 20264 counties in South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 24, 2026, 4:39 PM CDT for 4 counties in South Dakota. It was in force for 51 min. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
May 24, 2026, 4:39 PM CDT (21:39 UTC)
Expired
May 24, 2026, 5:30 PM CDT
In force
51 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Bon Homme County, SD, Charles Mix County, SD, Douglas County, SD, Hutchinson County, SD

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 120 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
May 24, 4:59 PM CDTHAIL 16 Wsw Tripp, SD
May 24, 5:26 PM CDTHAIL 1.25Tripp, SDSheriff reported half dollar size hail.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 20 minutes after it went out.

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 text

As transmitted.

022 
WUUS53 KFSD 242139
SVRFSD
SDC009-023-043-067-242230-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0055.260524T2139Z-260524T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
439 PM CDT Sun May 24 2026

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Charles Mix County in south central South Dakota...
  North central Bon Homme County in southeastern South Dakota...
  Southeastern Douglas County in south central South Dakota...
  Southwestern Hutchinson County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 530 PM CDT.

* At 439 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Delmont, or
  16 miles southwest of Parkston, moving northeast at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near...
  Tripp around 445 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4307 9819 4319 9825 4336 9801 4319 9788
TIME...MOT...LOC 2139Z 236DEG 16KT 4317 9813 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Weisser
2 follow-up statements
074 
WWUS53 KFSD 242155
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
455 PM CDT Sun May 24 2026

SDC009-023-043-067-242230-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-260524T2230Z/
Charles Mix SD-Bon Homme SD-Douglas SD-Hutchinson SD-
455 PM CDT Sun May 24 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR EAST CENTRAL CHARLES MIX...NORTHWESTERN BON HOMME...SOUTHEASTERN
DOUGLAS AND SOUTHWESTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTIES...

At 454 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tripp, or 14
miles south of Parkston, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
  Tripp.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 4312 9810 4321 9816 4336 9801 4319 9788
TIME...MOT...LOC 2154Z 237DEG 13KT 4319 9808 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Weisser
336 
WWUS53 KFSD 242201
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
501 PM CDT Sun May 24 2026

SDC023-043-242211-
/O.CAN.KFSD.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-260524T2230Z/
Charles Mix SD-Douglas SD-
501 PM CDT Sun May 24 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CHARLES MIX AND
SOUTHEASTERN DOUGLAS COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for
south central and southeastern South Dakota.

&&

LAT...LON 4315 9809 4318 9808 4318 9807 4320 9811
      4326 9811 4336 9801 4319 9788 4312 9809
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 256DEG 14KT 4319 9806 

$$

SDC009-067-242230-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0055.000000T0000Z-260524T2230Z/
Bon Homme SD-Hutchinson SD-
501 PM CDT Sun May 24 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM CDT
FOR NORTHWESTERN BON HOMME AND SOUTHWESTERN HUTCHINSON COUNTIES...

At 501 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tripp, or 14
miles south of Parkston, moving east at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to 
         roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Tripp.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Sioux Falls.

&&

LAT...LON 4315 9809 4318 9808 4318 9807 4320 9811
      4326 9811 4336 9801 4319 9788 4312 9809
TIME...MOT...LOC 2201Z 256DEG 14KT 4319 9806 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Samet

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 May 24, 12:18 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Isolated to scattered thunderstorms possible during the late afternoon through early overnight hours (5pm-11pm) east of Highway 281. Primary risks of 2 inch hail and 65 mph winds.
  • Isolated to scattered thunderstorms may redevelop Monday evening into Monday night over NW Iowa and NE Nebraska. Non- zero severe weather risks may bring gusty winds and hail.
  • Temperatures remain 10+ degrees above normal into mid-week, but expect a slight cooldown back to normals by next weekend.
  • Rain risks return Friday into next weekend (20-40%), however severe weather chances are very low.
Area forecast discussion, May 24, 12:18 PM CDT, 4 hours 21 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1218 PM CDT Sun May 24 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Isolated to scattered thunderstorms possible during the late
  afternoon through early overnight hours (5pm-11pm) east of
  Highway 281. Primary risks of 2 inch hail and 65 mph winds.

- Isolated to scattered thunderstorms may redevelop Monday
  evening into Monday night over NW Iowa and NE Nebraska. Non-
  zero severe weather risks may bring gusty winds and hail.

- Temperatures remain 10+ degrees above normal into mid-week,
  but expect a slight cooldown back to normals by next weekend.

- Rain risks return Friday into next weekend (20-40%), however
  severe weather chances are very low.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 1211 PM CDT Sun May 24 2026

THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING: Temperatures continue to rise towards and
into the 80s this afternoon. Initial mid-lvl vorticity tracking
across South Dakota this morning will keep a narrow channel AC
focused along the Ridge and Minnesota River valley early this
afternoon. Increasing southwesterly surface flow will continue
to pull modest boundary layer moisture northward, but some of
the high-res CAMs are overdoing current moisture at mid-day.
Nevertheless, we should eventually see more consistent
mid/upr-50 dew points arrive by late afternoon. The arrival of
slightly enhanced mid-lvl lapse rates will push MLCAPE values
towards the 1500-2200 J/KG layer by late afternoon. The main
question will then become "where does initiation occur?". Some
preference today for a weak area of surface convergence and low-
lvl jet convergence towards the Highway 14 corridor and into
the Minnesota River valley after 4pm. With inhibition weakened
further south towards the MO River, additional
isolated/scattered development could take place by early evening
further west along a weak dry line near the James River valley,
but this development is much less certain and more conditional
based on weaker convergence. It's the arrival of mid-lvl
vorticity in the 00-03Z window that may help development further
develop and linger into the early overnight hours before low-
lvl flow veers and pushes convection eastward.

Regarding hazards, the increase in effective shear towards the
30-40 knot mark support a few supercells, with analogs
suggesting 1.5-2" hail potential. A few wind gusts to 60-70 mph
may be possible given steep low-lvl lapse rates, but only
modest DCAPE. The tornado risk remains very low. The west-east
slow storm movement through the Highway 14 corridor this evening
could lead lead to minor flash flood risks with HREF PMM data
suggesting 1-2" per hour rates. Storm risks lower quickly after
midnight with a quiet remaining overnight forecast.

MEMORIAL DAY: Even warmer temperatures are expected for Memorial day
as winds remain southwesterly. Highs are expected to rise into the
upper 80s to lower 90s. One thing to note will be a rise in
afternoon dewpoints towards the lower 60s that may push heat index
values into the 90s. Will also need to monitor the potential for
isolated convection to form Monday evening across portions of north
central/northwestern Iowa into northeastern Nebraska, given the
slightly dirty mid-lvl flow remaining in the Plains. Several CAMS
(more NAM based), all suggest low-end development by late afternoon
to early evening, potentially driven by weak low-lvl convergence on
the developing LLJ. Shear remains rather weak but instability and
mid-lvl lapse rates of more than sufficient. Could see a few
stronger storms with localized downburst winds and severe hail if
trigger mechanism can be determined.  This activity may quickly
weaken after sunset, but continue to drift north into the overnight
hours.

TUESDAY-THURSDAY: The middle of the week favors dry and mild
conditions as a mid-lvl ridge builds through the Plains and extends
northward into Central Canada.  Residing under the ridge of this
quasi-blocking pattern would suggest very weak flow aloft, a slight
influence from east southeasterly surface winds, and dry conditions
with afternoon CU.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY: A broad mid-lvl ridge over the CONUS remains in place
through next weekend.  However, we begin to see eastward shifts in
the the dominant surface high over the Great Lakes, allowing a
better channel of low-lvl moisture to move through the Mid/Upr MO
river valley. What develops is a nearly daily low (20-40%) risk for
shower and thunderstorms, mostly within the peak diurnal timeframe.
Shear and instability in this pattern will be quite weak, so non-
severe thunderstorms are favored.  Temperatures are also favored to
drop closer to seasonal average in the middle to upper 70s.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z TAFS THROUGH 18Z MONDAY/...
Issued at 1155 AM CDT Sun May 24 2026

VFR conditions will persist into the evening and overnight
hours. Limited mid-lvl AC deck will slide east northeast this
afternoon as a CU field begins to develop. Eventually this CU
may mature into a few thunderstorms by very late afternoon and
evening. Initial focus may be in SW Minnesota, with a lower
risk near the MO river near Yankton. Winds remain southwesterly,
gusting to 20 knots at times this afternoon.

This activity will be very widely scattered, with the greatest
concentration along the Ridge into SW Minnesota into the early
overnight hours. A breezy southerly wind is anticipated all
night.

Clouds will clear from west to east overnight with VFR
conditions persistent into Monday morning.

&&

.FSD WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SD...None.
MN...None.
IA...None.
NE...None.

&&

DISCUSSION...Dux
AVIATION...Dux
Hazardous weather outlook, May 24, 12:27 PM CDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
1227 PM CDT Sun May 24 2026

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ039-040-054>056-060>062-065>071-251730-
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-
Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Kingsbury-Brookings-Miner-Lake-Moody-
Hanson-McCook-Minnehaha-Hutchinson-Turner-Bon Homme-Yankton-Union-
1227 PM CDT Sun May 24 2026

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

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Isolated to scattered strong to severe storms are possible after 5pm
this afternoon and may continue through 11pm. The primary threats
will be large hail up to 2 inch hail and 65 mph wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Scattered thunderstorms may again be possible Monday evening and
overnight. While the risks for severe weather are low, a storm or two
could produce marginally severe hail around 1 inch and brief 50 mph
wind gusts.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed after 5pm and continuing through
11pm.

SDZ038-050-052-053-057>059-063-064-251730-
Beadle-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Brule-Aurora-Davison-Charles Mix-
Douglas-
1227 PM CDT Sun May 24 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central South Dakota, east
central South Dakota, south central South Dakota and southeast
South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...This afternoon and tonight.

Hazardous weather is not expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.

Additional showers and thunderstorms will be possible on Monday
mainly east of I-29.

.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
May 24, 5:21 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBon Homme, Hutchinson39 min
May 24, 5:57 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBon Homme, Hutchinson48 min
May 24, 6:28 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDMcCook, Minnehaha, Turner47 min
May 24, 6:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDBon Homme, Hutchinson, Yankton39 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; local storm reports from the same archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.