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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

June 3, 2026Beadle County, South Dakota

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 3, 2026, 6:40 PM CDT for Beadle County, South Dakota. It was in force for 35 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
Jun 3, 2026, 6:40 PM CDT (23:40 UTC)
Expired
Jun 3, 2026, 7:15 PM CDT
In force
35 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
50.0 mph

County Beadle County, SD

The radar

The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 99 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:43 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 3, 6:40 PM CDTHAIL 1.257 Ne Broadland, SD
Jun 3, 6:43 PM CDTHAIL 0.888 Ese Hitchcock, SD

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 one storm report to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 0 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 watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 3, 4:02 PM CDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 363 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 2026-06-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2026-06-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 89 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2372 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
89 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

717 
WUUS53 KFSD 032340
SVRFSD
SDC005-040015-
/O.NEW.KFSD.SV.W.0091.260603T2340Z-260604T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
640 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Beadle County in east central South Dakota...

* Until 715 PM CDT.

* At 640 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles southeast
  of Hitchcock, or 13 miles north of Huron, moving northeast at 20
  mph.

  HAZARD...Half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  northeastern Beadle County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for east central
South Dakota.

&&

LAT...LON 4463 9819 4463 9787 4448 9809 4449 9824
      4454 9835 4464 9829
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 226DEG 19KT 4455 9822 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

SG
3 follow-up statements
324 
WWUS53 KFSD 032351
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
651 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

SDC005-040015-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-260604T0015Z/
Beadle SD-
651 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BEADLE COUNTY...

At 651 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southwest
of Hillside Colony, or 16 miles north of Huron, moving northeast at
25 mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Beadle County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for east central
South Dakota.

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4463 9821 4463 9787 4450 9806 4453 9823
      4458 9828
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 226DEG 20KT 4459 9815 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

SG
984 
WWUS53 KFSD 040000
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
700 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

SDC005-040015-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-260604T0015Z/
Beadle SD-
700 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN BEADLE COUNTY...

At 700 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of
Carpenter, or 15 miles northeast of Huron, moving northeast at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
northeastern Beadle County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for east central
South Dakota.

A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small
interior room.

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

&&

LAT...LON 4463 9818 4463 9787 4450 9806 4452 9817
TIME...MOT...LOC 0000Z 228DEG 20KT 4457 9806 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH

$$

SG
427 
WWUS53 KFSD 040010
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
710 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

SDC005-040020-
/O.EXP.KFSD.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-260604T0015Z/
Beadle SD-
710 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN BEADLE COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 715 PM CDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However, small
hail is still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for east central
South Dakota.

&&

LAT...LON 4463 9818 4463 9787 4450 9806 4452 9817
TIME...MOT...LOC 0010Z 226DEG 19KT 4460 9801 

$$

SG

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 3, 6:13 PM CDT, 27 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Portions of southeast South Dakota will see a Level 2 of 5 risk for severe storms this evening and again Thursday late afternoon and evening, with lesser risks farther east and south. Large hail and damaging winds are the primary threats, with an isolated tornado also possible.
  • Pockets of heavy rainfall in excess of 2 inches are possible today through Thursday. Widespread flash flooding risks are low. However, flood prone areas and locations which received recent heavy rainfall could see isolated impacts.
  • While details are far more uncertain, an isolated to scattered severe storm risk will linger into Friday. The greater risks at this time shift southeast into eastern Nebraska, Iowa and far southern Minnesota.
  • Temperatures remain in the 80s through the week and rise towards the low 90s by the end of the weekend.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 3, 6:13 PM CDT, 27 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
613 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Portions of southeast South Dakota will see a Level 2 of 5
  risk for severe storms this evening and again Thursday late
  afternoon and evening, with lesser risks farther east and
  south. Large hail and damaging winds are the primary threats,
  with an isolated tornado also possible.

- Pockets of heavy rainfall in excess of 2 inches are possible
  today through Thursday. Widespread flash flooding risks are
  low. However, flood prone areas and locations which received
  recent heavy rainfall could see isolated impacts.

- While details are far more uncertain, an isolated to scattered
  severe storm risk will linger into Friday. The greater risks
  at this time shift southeast into eastern Nebraska, Iowa and
  far southern Minnesota.

- Temperatures remain in the 80s through the week and rise
  towards the low 90s by the end of the weekend.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 304 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

An active few days are in store for the region beginning this
afternoon as an upper trough located over Alberta sends several
waves through the region. Through the day today a deep, warm
layer of moist air will advect into the region from the south.
Highs will climb into the 80s with dew points in the mid 60s.
Plentiful instability (1500-2500+ J/kg) will build into the
region ahead of an approaching cold front. This combined with
steep low and mid-level lapse rates, an increasing LLJ, veering
winds aloft (clockwise hodographs), in addition to strong
divergence aloft set the stage for isolated to scattered strong
to severe supercell thunderstorms to form over central South
Dakota late this afternoon. Low LCL to LFC heights, increasing
helicity and vorticity advection, and favorable shear profiles
(initially perpendicular to the front) indicate that tornados
may be possible with initial supercell formation. One or two of
those tornadoes could be strong, as indicated in the SPC Day 1
Outlook Slight Risk (level 2 of 5). In addition, large hail up
to 2+ inches and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph are possible.
CAMs guidance varies a bit in timing of initialization, but most
likely it will be between 4-6 pm. Storms will progress eastward
through the evening and overnight. As shear becomes more
parallel to the front, expect that storms will grow upscale into
a quasi-linear system with one or more bowing segments. The
threat will then transition to damaging wind gusts, however a
few brief spin up tornado along the leading edge and hail remain
possible. Timing of storms entering the I-29 corridor region
again varies based on guidance, but in general between 10 pm and
midnight. Storms should then weaken as the move east, exiting
by early to mid-Thursday morning. As far as rain totals go, a
quarter to three quarters of an inch is possible. With a few
isolated areas seeing up to 1+ inches. Widespread flooding is
not expected, but areas that have seen recent rains may
experience isolated flooding.

Thursday will be similar in that another deep layer of moisture
rich, warm air will advect north into the region during the day.
While highs may be limited slightly due to lingering clouds, they
are still expected to reach convective temperatures in the 80s. With
dew points climbing into the upper 60s and low 70s, it will be
another humid day. With the moisture comes renewed instability.
Dynamic parameter's are all sufficient again for strong to
severe storm development as outlined in SPC Day 2 Slight Risk
(level 2 of 5). The difference Thursday will be that two areas
of development will be possible, and one may impact the other.
The first over northwest Iowa where WAA looks to trigger showers
and thunderstorms in the late afternoon and evening. This
northward push of warm air pushes against a southeastward
advancing cold front, causing it to stall out. As we continue
into the evening, storm initiation will occur as upslope flow
encounters the stalled front. With a similar dynamic setup as
today, strong to severe thunderstorms are once again possible.
Large hail and damaging wind gusts will be the primary threats,
however tornadoes will also be possible at storm initiation.
Overnight storms will grow upscale into a line with wind
becoming the primary threat.

Friday will be another day of increased risk for strong to severe
thunderstorms. However, this round will be highly dependent on how
the previous round played out. Light showers will hang around
through the morning, feeding off remnant outflow boundaries. Friday
afternoon upper ridging to the west and high pressure at the surface
begin to push into the region. This forces the surface low and quasi-
stationary boundary to jump southeast. Timing of this jump will
have a large impact on when and where storm formation will take
place. Current guidance indicates storms are more likely to
form over northwest Iowa, just southeast of the CWA border.
However, there are large differences in guidance, and therefore
certainty in timing is low. Once storms do form, they will have
the potential to be strong to severe as outlined by the SPC Day
3 Slight Risk (level 2 of 5).

Saturday we finally get a break from storms with a dry forecast.
Highs look to climb into the 80s and 90s with slightly breezy
southeast winds. During the day Sunday also looks to be dry with
another day of 80s and 90s and breezy southeast winds. Storm chances
return late Sunday night and continue into the first portion of next
week. However, model divergence increases greatly, keeping
confidence low.

&&

.AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z FRIDAY/...
Issued at 610 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

Scattered convection that forms along and west of the James
River tonight will move eastward later this evening and
overnight. Within this convection risks for larger hail, strong
winds and considerable lightning are anticipated. Brief
reductions to IFR/MVFR visibility and ceilings will be possible,
but impacts at any one location will be short lived. A second
area of convection in Nebraska may struggle to lift northeast,
but will spread a thick mid-upr overcast cloud deck along I-29
this evening.

Latest guidance continues to push this area of convection east
of I-29 by 1am, with lowering ceilings and transition to showers
into daybreak.

VFR conditions likely into Thursday with another widespread CU
field expected.

&&

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

&&

DISCUSSION...AJP
AVIATION...Dux
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 3, 6:05 PM CDT, 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
605 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

SDZ038>040-050-052>055-057>061-063>065-068-042315-
Beadle-Kingsbury-Brookings-Gregory-Jerauld-Sanborn-Miner-Lake-Brule-
Aurora-Davison-Hanson-McCook-Charles Mix-Douglas-Hutchinson-
Bon Homme-
605 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Tonight.

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will continue into the early
overnight hours. Tornadoes, some strong, are possible along with
large hail 2+ inches and damaging wind gusts up to 70 mph. As storms
progress east they will grow into a line and wind will then become
the primary threat.

Areas of heavy rain are also possible, and locations which received
heavy rain over the past week could see isolated flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Severe weather risks continue into Thursday and Friday. While the
exact location and coverage of development will depend on how the
previous night's storms evolve, a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for
severe weather is currently for much of southeast South Dakota and
southwest Minnesota for Thursday. For Friday, a Slight Risk exists
for portions of northeast Nebraska and northwest Iowa.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will be needed through 11pm.

IAZ001>003-012>014-020>022-031-032-MNZ071-072-080-081-089-090-097-
098-NEZ013-014-SDZ056-062-066-067-069>071-042315-
Lyon-Osceola-Dickinson-Sioux-O'Brien-Clay-Plymouth-Cherokee-
Buena Vista-Woodbury-Ida-Lincoln-Murray-Cottonwood-Nobles-Jackson-
Pipestone-Rock-Dixon-Dakota-Moody-Minnehaha-Turner-Yankton-Union-
605 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 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...Tonight.

Strong to severe thunderstorms that develop west of I-29 this evening
will move eastward, and into areas along and east of I-29 after 10pm
and through early morning Thursday. While these storms may be on a
weakening trend, gusty winds and small hail will still be possible
through 4am.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday.

Severe weather risks continue into Thursday and Friday. While the
exact location and coverage of development will depend on how the
previous night's storms evolve, a Slight Risk (level 2 of 5) for
severe weather is currently for much of southeast South Dakota and
southwest Minnesota for Thursday. For Friday, a Slight Risk exists
for portions of northeast Nebraska and northwest Iowa.

.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 3, 5:36 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBeadle54 min
Jun 3, 6:05 PM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDBeadle40 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.