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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Aberdeen SD
311 PM CDT Mon Jun 29 2026 /211 PM MDT Mon Jun 29 2026/

...NWS Damage Survey for 06/29/2026 Thunderstorm Wind Event
near Andover, South Dakota...

NWS Aberdeen survey team, in collaboration with the Day County
Emergency Manager, surveyed the damage in Andover and stretching
5 miles to the south-southwest. As of the present time, the
damage identified was consistent with straight-line winds. This
straight-line wind damage is detailed below. With pictures and
video of a tornado in that area, we continue to gather information
on a potential location of where it occurred. We will provide
additional updates on a location within the next day or two.

.Thunderstorm Wind Details for locations near Andover, SD...

Peak Wind /E/:          65-100 mph
Path Length /statute/:  5.38 miles
Path Width /maximum/:   1601 yards
Fatalities:             0
Injuries:               0

Start Date:             06/29/2026
Start Time:             757 AM CDT
Start Location:         5 SSW Andover / Day County / SD
Start Lat/Lon:          45.3393 /-97.939

End Date:               06/29/2026
End Time:               804 AM CDT
End Location:           Andover / Day County / SD
End Lat/Lon:            45.4106 / -97.8944

The thunderstorm wind damage occurred from 5 miles to the south-
southwest of Andover to the southeast side of Andover. The initial
wind damage was to a farmstead, which had grain bins dented in and a
trailer tipped over. Just north of this farm area, a tree row 0.91
miles in length had extensive tree damage, including snapped
hardwood tree trunks and large branches, with the damage falling to
the north and northeast. The wind damage continued to the northeast
between this location and Andover, but the damage was sporadic and
largely confined to broken tree branches. In the southeast side
Andover, there were more hardwood and softwood tree damage,
including broken branches and two uprooted trees. On the east side
of Andover, there was damage to several metal building and bleachers
were flipped over. The metal building damage included pushed in
metal doors and walls, which led to portions of the metal roofs and
wood rafter pieces being removed from the structure. All of the
damage in this area was blown to the north and northeast.



NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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