NWS Aberdeen SDSV.W 0268September 5, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Dewey, Potter and Walworth, SD
The National Weather Service office in Aberdeen issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Dewey, Potter and Walworth in South Dakota, which was in force until 6:15 p.m. local time on September 5. It was the 268th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Aberdeen issued in 2026. South Dakota had 65 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 30 in an average September of 2008-2025 (South Dakota's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 31 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Aberdeen SD
- Area
- Dewey, Potter and Walworth
- State
- South Dakota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:44 p.m. CDT, September 5, 2026
- Expires
- 6:15 p.m. CDT, September 5, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KABR SV.W 0268
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRABR The National Weather Service in Aberdeen has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East Central Dewey County in north central South Dakota... Northwestern Potter County in north central South Dakota... Southwestern Walworth County in north central South Dakota... * Until 615 PM CDT /515 PM MDT/. * At 544 PM CDT /444 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near Swan Creek Rec Area, or 21 miles south of Mobridge, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter 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... Swan Creek Rec Area around 555 PM CDT. Akaska around 610 PM CDT.
What the agency told people to do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.