⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Custer, SD; Fall River, SD; Oglala Lakota, SD – Saturday, June 27, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 27 at 5:22PM MDT until June 27 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

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The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
South Central Custer County in southwestern South Dakota…
Fall River County in southwestern South Dakota…
West Central Oglala Lakota County in southwestern South Dakota…

* Until 600 PM MDT.

* At 522 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Smithwick, or
18 miles southeast of Hot Springs, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Hot Springs, Oral, Oelrichs, Buffalo Gap, Smithwick, Prairie Winds
Casino, Rumford, Argyle, Ardmore, Angostura Reservoir, Maverick
Junction, Hay Canyon Butte, Cascade Falls, Cold Brook Reservoir,
Cottonwood Springs Dam and southwestern Wind Cave National Park.

Instructions

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT Saturday for a
portion of southwest South Dakota.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.