public-safety
Special Weather Statement issued Oct. 10, 2026 by NWS Aberdeen SD
Special Weather Statement issued October 10 at 1:47AM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD. Areas named: Traverse; Big Stone; Marshall; Roberts; Day; Clark; Codington; Grant; Hamlin; Deuel.
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Key facts
- What
- Public safety
- When
- Record date Oct. 10, 2026; Added Oct. 14, 2026
- Source
- Weather alerts
- Read time
- About 3 minutes
NWS Aberdeen SD issued a Special Weather Statement at 12:47 a.m. MDT (1:47 a.m. CDT) Oct. 10, 2026, according to the National Weather Service's public alert record.
The alert states that it takes effect at 12:47 a.m. MDT (1:47 a.m. CDT), gives the onset as 12:47 a.m. MDT (1:47 a.m. CDT) and expires at 6 p.m. MDT (7 p.m. CDT). It may reach both of South Dakota's time zones, so each time is given in both.
Whether this alert is currently in effect is not stated in this text, deliberately: it depends on the time you are reading, so it is computed from the expiry above each time the page is loaded, rather than stored as an answer that would go out of date without anyone noticing. The status shown at the top of this page is the computed one.
The issuing office classified this message as severity "Moderate", certainty "Observed" and urgency "Expected". Those are the National Weather Service's own categories, reproduced exactly, not re-ranked or translated into another scale.
The recommended response type on the message is "Execute".
The alert names these areas: Traverse; Big Stone; Marshall; Roberts; Day; Clark; Codington; Grant; Hamlin; Deuel. The National Weather Service zone codes are MNZ039, MNZ046, SDZ007, SDZ008, SDZ011, SDZ019, SDZ020, SDZ021, SDZ022 and SDZ023.
The full text of the alert as issued at 12:47 a.m. MDT (1:47 a.m. CDT), reproduced without changes:
Warm and dry conditions will combine with strong wind gusts today to create elevated fire weather concerns over the area this afternoon. Due to abnormal warmth, minimum afternoon humidity will drop to 25 to 35 percent. Strong southerly winds are expected this morning, gusting up to 25 to 35 miles per hour. Some localized gusts up to 45 miles per hour will be possible. Winds are expected to decrease through the afternoon, meaning that the strongest winds will not coincide with the lowest afternoon humidity. However, gusts up to 30 miles per hour may linger into the afternoon. Grassland Fire Danger will reach the High Category as a result of the wind and humidity combination. Additionally, these strong winds may create blowing dust today, causing visibility reductions at times.
The message carries no separate protective-action text.
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