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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
314 AM CDT Thu Jul 2 2026

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314 AM CDT Thu Jul 2 2026

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms will be possible this morning over parts of
northwest Iowa and southwest Minnesota. The main threats will be
quarter sized hail and wind gusts around 50 to 60 mph.

The bigger concern comes this evening into the overnight hours when a
complex of thunderstorms is expected to move into the area from
the northwest. These storms will be capable of producing wind gusts
to 75 mph and heavy rainfall. If a storm can develop this afternoon,
2 inch hail, an isolated tornado and wind gusts to 70 mph are
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday.

Another round of potential severe storms and heavy rainfall will
move into the area on Friday evening and Friday night. Details are
uncertain at this time. It`s important to monitor the forecast over
the coming days heading into the holiday weekend.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will likely be needed.

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WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 439
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD
455 PM CDT THU JUL 2 2026

SDC035-043-061-067-079-083-087-099-101-125-030200-
/O.EXA.KFSD.SV.A.0439.000000T0000Z-260703T0200Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 439 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS
EVENING

IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 10 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA

LAKE                  MOODY

IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA

DOUGLAS

IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

DAVISON               HANSON                HUTCHINSON
LINCOLN               MCCOOK                MINNEHAHA
TURNER

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, ARMOUR, BRIDGEWATER,
CANISTOTA, CANTON, CENTERVILLE, CHANCELLOR, CLAYTON, CORSICA,
DELMONT, EMERY, FLANDREAU, FREEMAN, HARRISBURG, HURLEY, IRENE,
LENNOX, MADISON, MARION, MENNO, MITCHELL, MONTROSE, ORLAND,
PARKER, PARKSTON, SALEM, SIOUX FALLS, TEA, TRIPP, AND VIBORG.

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