Southeastern South Dakota under severe thunderstorm watch as damaging winds, hail expected

SIOUX FALLS — A lot of southeastern South Dakota is underneath a extreme thunderstorm watch till 10 p.m. Thursday as thunderstorms coming into the world are anticipated to provide damaging winds and hail.

The next counties are underneath a extreme thunderstorm watch till 10 p.m. Thursday:

• Aurora, Bon Homme, Brule, Charles Combine, Clay, Davison, Douglas, Gregory, Hanson, Hutchinson, Jerauld, Lake, Lincoln, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody, Sanborn, Turner, Union and Yankton.

Because the storm system crossed the state’s southern border, the Nationwide Climate Service has already issued extreme thunderstorm warnings in relation to this method.

In line with forecasts from the Nationwide Climate Service, these scattered thunderstorms might produce very massive hail and damaging winds — probably together with gusts of over 100 mph — with localized ponding or flash flooding as a result of current and anticipated heavy rain. Some tornadoes are additionally a risk.

The Nationwide Climate Service strongly encourages residents in doubtlessly affected areas to make sure they’ve entry to up-to-date circumstances by way of using a climate radio, tv or internet-capable gadget.

A hyperlink to the Nationwide Climate Service’s radar for the

Mitchell space will be discovered right here.