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Critical Weather Day Status
Current Status: CRITICAL
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Critical Weather Day has been declared.

REASON: Severe Thunderstorms ops across portions of Eastern South Dakota and Western Minnesota.
START: 1200Z Mon Jul 28 2025
END: 1200Z Tue Jul 29 2025

All steps will be taken to support critical Severe Thunderstorms operations.
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Updated 0835Z Mon Jul 28 2025
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Tue Jul 29: Normal
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Wed Jul 30: Normal


Critical Weather Day (CWD) is declared 1200Z Mon July 28th to 1200Z Tues July 29th.
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