06/03/2026
A TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Tornado Watch Number 271
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
405 PM CDT Wed Jun 3 2026
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Tornado Watch for portions of
Far Western Minnesota
Southeast North Dakota
Central and Eastern South Dakota
* Effective this Wednesday afternoon and evening from 405 PM
until 1100 PM CDT.
* Primary threats include...
A couple tornadoes possible
Scattered large hail likely with isolated very large hail events
to 2 inches in diameter possible
Scattered damaging wind gusts to 70 mph possible
SUMMARY...Thunderstorms are expected to develop along and ahead of a
cold front moving southeastward across the central Dakotas. If a
discrete storm mode can be maintained, environmental conditions
support supercells capable of all severe hazards, including
tornadoes and isolated very large hail. Storms along the front will
likely be more linear, with damaging gusts as the primary risk.
The tornado watch area is approximately along and 55 statute miles
east and west of a line from 45 miles northwest of Fargo ND to 50
miles south of Chamberlain SD. For a complete depiction of the watch
see the associated watch outline update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU1).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for
tornadoes and 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.
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AVIATION...Tornadoes and a few severe thunderstorms with hail
surface and aloft to 2 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind
gusts to 60 knots. A few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean
storm motion vector 24025.
..Mosier
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TORNADO WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WT 271
NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK
405 PM CDT WED JUN 3 2026
TORNADO WATCH 271 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
SDC003-005-011-013-015-017-023-025-029-035-037-039-043-045-049-
051-053-057-059-061-065-067-069-073-075-077-079-085-087-089-091-
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SD SOUTH DAKOTA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
AURORA BEADLE BROOKINGS
BROWN BRULE BUFFALO
CHARLES MIX CLARK CODINGTON
DAVISON DAY DEUEL
DOUGLAS EDMUNDS FAULK
GRANT GREGORY HAMLIN
HAND HANSON HUGHES
HUTCHINSON HYDE JERAULD
JONES KINGSBURY LAKE
LYMAN MARSHALL MCCOOK
MCPHERSON MELLETTE MINER
ROBERTS SANBORN SPINK
STANLEY SULLY TODD
TRIPP
