WWUS53 KFSD 182329
SVSFSD

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
629 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

IAC149-167-SDC127-182345-
/O.CON.KFSD.SV.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260518T2345Z/
Sioux IA-Plymouth IA-Union SD-
629 PM CDT Mon May 18 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN SIOUX...NORTHWESTERN PLYMOUTH AND CENTRAL UNION
COUNTIES...

At 628 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Elk Point, or
11 miles north of Ponca, moving north at 60 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 615pm, trained weather 
         spotters reported ping pong ball size hail 2 miles 
         west/northwest of Ponca, Nebraska!

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe storm will be near...
  Akron around 635 PM CDT.

Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Hawarden and Alcester.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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LAT...LON 4264 9661 4268 9678 4304 9666 4297 9636
      4296 9635 4276 9650
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 202DEG 50KT 4273 9665 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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