Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Sioux Falls Sunday Night

On Sunday, 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 11:00 PM tonight (Sunday, June 22).

"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

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 453
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   400 PM CDT Sun Jun 22 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Central Nebraska
     Southeast South Dakota

   * Effective this Sunday afternoon and evening from 400 PM until
     1100 PM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 2
       inches in diameter possible
     Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
     A tornado or two possible

   SUMMARY...Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop rapidly and
   move northeast across the watch area through this evening with a
   risk for damaging wind gusts and large hail.  The potential for
   corridors of more concentrated wind damage may increase towards this
   evening.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
   statute miles east and west of a line from 45 miles northeast of
   Mitchell SD to 60 miles south southeast of North Platte NE. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU3).

   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.

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