Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Sioux Empire

The National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for parts of South Dakota, including Sioux Falls.

The Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 1:00 AM Thursday, July 10.

"REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes." - National Weather Service

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 500 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 1 AM CDT THURSDAY

IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA

DAKOTA                DIXON

IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA

BROOKINGS             MOODY

IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

CLAY                  LINCOLN               MINNEHAHA
UNION

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCESTER, ALLEN, BERESFORD,
BROOKINGS, CANTON, ELK POINT, FLANDREAU, HARRISBURG, JEFFERSON,
LENNOX, NORTH SIOUX CITY, PONCA,

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  URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 500
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   735 PM CDT Wed Jul 9 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Eastern North Dakota
     Central and Eastern Nebraska
     Eastern South Dakota

   * Effective this Wednesday night and Thursday morning from 735 PM
     until 100 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging winds likely with isolated significant gusts
       to 80 mph possible
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...Several clusters of thunderstorms are currently affecting
   portions of the central Dakotas and northern Nebraska.  These storms
   will intensify and spread eastward through the evening, posing a
   risk of severe wind gusts and some hail.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles east and west of a line from 10 miles east northeast
   of Devils Lake ND to 55 miles east southeast of Broken Bow NE. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
   favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
   Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
   weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
   warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
   tornadoes.