South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/18/2026 21:02

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 11:02PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 18, 2026 - 9:02pm
Expires: 
August 18, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
At 1102 PM CDT /1002 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from 17 miles northwest of Sansarc to 50 miles southwest of Bunker, or extending from 26 miles south of Eagle Butte to 58 miles west of Murdo, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. The strong thunderstorms will be near... Sansarc, Bunker and Brown Church around 1135 PM CDT. Hayes around 1140 PM CDT.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Stanley; Jones
Forcast Office: 
NWS Aberdeen SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov