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June 3, 2026 Plankinton, South Dakota Tornado Warned Supercell

June 3rd didn’t quite live up to it’s potential. A tornado watch was issued mid afternoon and a few supercells formed. They just didn’t have the look. Lower level winds we not optimal, but still sufficient to get them to spin. We caught one storm near Miller, SD and stayed with it a couple hours as it was tornado warned. It eventually moved into a hostile environment and we let it go. Blasting back towards the I-90 area near Plankinton at sunset we encountered a gorgeous shelf cloud with a couple embedded supercell structures. It was just a gorgeous sight!! The line produced winds over 80 mph and hail golfball sized. A nice way to end the day!