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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 4:58 AM Aug. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 594 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 21 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA JERAULD IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA BEADLE BROOKINGS KINGSBURY LAKE MINER MOODY SANBORN IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AURORA BRULE CHARLES MIX DOUGLAS GREGORY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA BON HOMME DAVISON HANSON HUTCHINSON LINCOLN MCCOOK MINNEHAHA TURNER THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALEXANDRIA, ALPENA, ARLINGTON, ARMOUR, AVON, BRIDGEWATER, BROOKINGS, BURKE, CANISTOTA, CANTON, CENTERVILLE, CHAMBERLAIN, CHANCELLOR, CLAYTON, CORSICA, DE SMET, DELMONT, EMERY, FLANDREAU, FREEMAN, GREGORY, HARRISBURG, HOWARD, HURLEY, HURON, IRENE, KIMBALL, LAKE ANDES, LAKE PRESTON, LENNOX, MADISON, MARION, MARTY, MENNO, MITCHELL, MONTROSE, ORLAND, PARKER, PARKSTON, PLANKINTON, PLATTE, SALEM, SCOTLAND, SIOUX FALLS, SPRINGFIELD, STICKNEY, TABOR, TEA, TRIPP, TYNDALL, VIBORG, WAGNER, WESSINGTON SPRINGS, WHITE LAKE, AND WOONSOCKET.
Heat Advisory
Issued: 12:50 AM Aug. 16, 2025 – National Weather Service
...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM CDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 107 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, southwest Minnesota, northeast Nebraska, and south central and southeast South Dakota. * WHEN...From noon to 8 PM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. &&
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