South Dakota Special Weather Statement | Effective 04/22/2026 20:54

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 22 at 10:54PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 22, 2026 - 8:54pm
Expires: 
April 22, 2026 - 9:45pm
Description: 
At 1054 PM CDT/954 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 8 miles southeast of Intersection of Highway 63 and BIA Road 8 to near Little Bend Rec Area to near Pierre. Movement was north at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and half inch 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... Eagle Butte, Onida, Spring Creek Rec Area, South Eagle Butte, Grey Goose, Mission Ridge, Little Bend Rec Area, Oahe Mission Rec Area, Parade, Sutton Bay Rec Area, Chantier Creek Recreation Area, Ridgeview, Sully Lake, Okobojo Point Rec Area, Cow Creek Rec Area, West Shore Rec Area, Bush's Landing, Cheyenne River Reservation, and southern Lake Oahe.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Dewey; Potter; Stanley; Sully; Hughes
Forcast Office: 
NWS Aberdeen SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov