Weather Alerts For Alexandria, SD

A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # HEADLINE -------------------- A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MINER AND NORTHEASTERN HANSON COUNTIES # SUMMARY -------------------- At 407 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Farmer, or 17 miles east of Mitchell, moving southeast at 45 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE Mesonet. Around 340 PM CDT, a 62 mph wind gust was reported 4 miles east southeast of Forestburg, SD. IMPACT Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Vilas and Farmer. ISSUED AT Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 4:09 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD HEADER Severe Weather Statement # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Hanson SD, Miner SD

# SUMMARY -------------------- The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Lake County in east central South Dakota... Northwestern Minnehaha County in southeastern South Dakota... Eastern Miner County in east central South Dakota... McCook County in southeastern South Dakota... Hanson County in southeastern South Dakota... - Until 445 PM CDT. - At 404 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Winfred to 6 miles southwest of Canova to Fulton, moving southeast at 45 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE Mesonet. Around 340 PM CDT, a 62 mph wind gust was reported 4 miles east southeast of Forestburg, SD. IMPACT Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE NEAR - Alexandria, Spencer In McCook County, Winfred, Canova, and Farmer around 410 PM CDT. Lake Herman State Park, Salem, Emery, and Orland around 415 PM CDT. - Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Bridgewater, Canistota and Montrose. ISSUED AT Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 4:04 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD HEADER BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED | Severe Thunderstorm Warning # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

# HEADLINE -------------------- WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE Portions of northeast Nebraska and central, east central, south central, and southeast South Dakota. WHEN Until 9 PM CDT this evening. IMPACTS Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. ISSUED AT Wednesday, June 17, 2026 at 1:20 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Aurora, Bon Homme, Beadle, Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Davison, Dixon, Douglas, Gregory, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Kingsbury, Lake, McCook, Miner, Sanborn, Turner, Yankton Including the cities of Corsica, Allen, Orland, Madison, Tabor, Scotland, Irene, Salem, Bridgewater, Montrose, Delmont, Wagner, Yankton, Alexandria, Huron, Canistota, Hurley, Wessington Springs, Marion, De Smet, Tyndall, White Lake, Gregory, Vermillion, Emery, Centerville, Clayton, Platte, Tripp, Parker, Arlington, Menno, Freeman, Howard, Mitchell, Alpena, Stickney, Lake Preston, Woonsocket, Marty, Springfield, Armour, Lake Andes, Viborg, Parkston, Avon, Burke, Wakefield, Ponca, Plankinton, Chancellor, Kimball, and Chamberlain

Closest strike: 2.4 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.