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NZUS43 KABR 110712  
SYNABR  
MNZ039-046-SDZ003>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-112115-  
 
RADIO WEATHER SYNOPSIS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ABERDEEN SD  
212 AM CDT FRI SEP 11 2026 /112 AM MDT FRI SEP 11 2026/  
 
A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON TO EVENING.  
BEHIND THE FRONT OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, WINDS  
WILL TURN NORTHWESTERLY AND GUST UP TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. THESE  
STRONG GUSTS WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY BELOW 20 PERCENT OVER JONES,  
LYMAN, AND BUFFALO COUNTIES TODAY TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER  
CONDITIONS. A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM CENTRAL  
THROUGH 7 PM CENTRAL TODAY. ELSEWHERE, HUMIDITY WILL BE BETWEEN 30  
AND 50 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON, AND THE WIND WILL BE CAUSE FOR  
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS FOR ALL COUNTIES WEST OF BROWN AND  
SPINK COUNTIES. GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER WILL REACH HIGH IN THAT AREA,  
AND VERY HIGH WEST OF THE MISSOURI RIVER.  
 
STORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG THE PASSING COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON  
INTO THIS EVENING OVER NORTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA AND WESTERN  
MINNESOTA. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE WEATHER, A LEVEL 2 OF 5  
THREAT, AND A MARGINAL RISK, A LEVEL 1 OF 5 THREAT, COVERING THE  
AREA EAST OF THE JAMES RIVER. FOR STORMS THAT DEVELOP IN THIS AREA,  
HAIL OF TWO INCHES IN DIAMETER AND WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 75 MILES PER  
HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE. A TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT EITHER.  
 
HIGHS TODAY WILL BE IN THE LOW 80S OVER NORTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA  
AND THE MID TO UPPER 80S ELSEWHERE. OVERNIGHT LOWS TONIGHT WILL BE  
IN THE LOW TO MID 50S. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER OVER THE WEEKEND  
AND INTO THE START OF NEXT WEEK, WITH HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOW 70S  
EXPECTED.  
 

 
 
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