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Rock County Sheriff's Office MN
Wednesday June 17th, 2026 :: 04:43 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 05:15PM

SVRFSD The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Lyon County in northwestern Iowa... Rock County in southwestern Minnesota... Southwestern Moody County in east central South Dakota... Southeastern Lake County in east central South Dakota... Minnehaha County in southeastern South Dakota... Lincoln County in southeastern South Dakota... Southern McCook County in southeastern South Dakota... Turner County in southeastern South Dakota... Eastern Hutchinson County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 515 PM CDT.

* At 441 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Dell Rapids to near Humboldt to Marion, moving southeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Mesonet. At 431 PM CDT, a 62 mph wind gust was reported 4 miles north of Dolton, SD. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Severe thunderstorms will be near... Sioux Falls, Parker, Hartford, Crooks, Wall Lake, Baltic, Marion, Monroe, Ellis, and Dell Rapids around 445 PM CDT. Tea, Garretson, Chancellor, and Sherman around 450 PM CDT. Brandon, Lennox, Hurley, Palisades State Park, and Corson around 455 PM CDT. Harrisburg, Worthing, Valley Springs, Davis, Lake Alvin State Recreation Area, and Rowena around 500 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of these severe thunderstorms include Luverne, Beaver Creek, Larchwood and Hills.

* AFFECTED AREAS: LYON, IA ... ROCK, MN ... HUTCHINSON, SD ... LAKE, SD ... LINCOLN, SD ... MCCOOK, SD ... MINNEHAHA, SD ... MOODY, SD ... TURNER, SD

Instructions:

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

Address/Location
Rock County Sheriff's Office MN
1000 N Blue Mound Ave
Luverne, MN 56156

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 507-283-5000

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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