Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
Issued by NWS Aberdeen, SD
609 WWUS83 KABR 180554 SPSABR Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 1254 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 SDZ003-009-015-016-180645- Dewey SD-Walworth SD-Potter SD-Corson SD- 1254 AM CDT Tue Jun 18 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN CORSON... NORTHWESTERN POTTER...EASTERN DEWEY AND SOUTHWESTERN WALWORTH COUNTIES THROUGH 145 AM CDT/1245 AM MDT/... At 1253 AM CDT/1153 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 7 miles southeast of Ridgeview, or 25 miles east of Eagle Butte, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Swiftbird, Akaska, Tiospaye Topa School, Promise, New Everets Resort, Swan Creek Rec Area, Swiftbird Day School, Laplant, Blackfoot, Ridgeview, and Lake Oahe. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 600 AM CDT/500 AM MDT/ for north central South Dakota. && LAT...LON 4487 10054 4502 10095 4553 10057 4544 9995 TIME...MOT...LOC 0553Z 209DEG 50KT 4499 10072 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Dorn