245 WWUS73 KABR 170550 NPWABR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Aberdeen SD 1250 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026 MNZ039-046-SDZ006>011-015>023-033>037-045-048-051-171600- /O.NEW.KABR.HT.Y.0003.260717T1800Z-260718T0200Z/ Traverse-Big Stone-Brown-Marshall-Roberts-Walworth-Edmunds-Day- Dewey-Potter-Faulk-Spink-Clark-Codington-Grant-Hamlin-Deuel-Stanley- Sully-Hughes-Hyde-Hand-Jones-Lyman-Buffalo- Including the cities of Milbank, Mobridge, Ortonville, Pierre, Ipswich, Clark, Fort Thompson, Onida, Britton, Sisseton, Wheaton, Aberdeen, Faulkton, Isabel, Fort Pierre, Hayti, Redfield, Clear Lake, Watertown, Gettysburg, Murdo, Miller, Kennebec, Webster, and Highmore 1250 AM CDT Fri Jul 17 2026 /1150 PM MDT Thu Jul 16 2026/ ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM CDT /NOON MDT/ THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Heat index values up to 100 expected. * WHERE...Portions of west central Minnesota and central, north central, and northeast South Dakota. * WHEN...From 1 PM CDT /noon MDT/ this afternoon to 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ this evening. * IMPACTS...Hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat illnesses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. && $$ 13