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FLUS43 KFSD 160843  
HWOFSD  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SIOUX FALLS SD  
343 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
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098-NEZ013-014-SDZ038>040-050-052>071-170845-  
LYON-OSCEOLA-DICKINSON-SIOUX-O'BRIEN-CLAY-PLYMOUTH-CHEROKEE-  
BUENA VISTA-WOODBURY-IDA-LINCOLN-MURRAY-COTTONWOOD-NOBLES-JACKSON-  
PIPESTONE-ROCK-DIXON-DAKOTA-BEADLE-KINGSBURY-BROOKINGS-GREGORY-  
JERAULD-SANBORN-MINER-LAKE-MOODY-BRULE-AURORA-DAVISON-HANSON-MCCOOK-  
MINNEHAHA-CHARLES MIX-DOUGLAS-HUTCHINSON-TURNER-BON HOMME-YANKTON-  
UNION-  
343 AM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST IOWA, WEST CENTRAL  
IOWA, SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA, NORTHEAST NEBRASKA, CENTRAL SOUTH  
DAKOTA, EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA, SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA AND  
SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA.  
   
DAY ONE  
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
LOCALLY ELEVATED TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON DUE  
TO VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY.  
 
ISOLATED AND POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS MAY DEVELOP ALONG US HIGHWAY 20  
BETWEEN 4 AND 8 PM TODAY. LARGE HAIL TO 2 INCHES AND 60 MPH WIND  
GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IF STORMS DEVELOP.  
 
MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY.  
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS MAY PRODUCE LARGE HAIL TO 2 INCHES AND 60 MPH  
WIND GUSTS FROM 10 PM TO 5 AM.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.  
 
A SIGNIFICANT SEVERE WEATHER EVENT IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO  
SUNDAY NIGHT. VERY LARGE HAIL, DAMAGING STRAIGHT LINE WINDS, AND  
TORNADOES ARE ALL POSSIBLE. PREPARE NOW IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PLANS AND  
HAVE ALTERNATE PLANS IN PLACE. REVIEW YOUR SEVERE WEATHER PLANS.  
 
STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED AT TIMES SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH  
MONDAY.  
 
 
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