| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Haakon, SD; Meade, SD; Oglala Lakota, SD; Pennington, SD |
| Effective | 6/29/2026, 12:26:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 6/29/2026, 1:30:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 28 at 11:26PM MDT until June 29 at 12:30AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
SVRUNR
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
North Central Oglala Lakota County in southwestern South Dakota…
West Central Haakon County in west central South Dakota…
Southeastern Meade County in west central South Dakota…
Eastern Pennington County in west central South Dakota…
* Until 1230 AM MDT.
* At 1126 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
10 miles south of Wasta to 6 miles northwest of Lonesome Valley, or
along a line from 38 miles west of Philip to 31 miles north of Pine
Ridge, moving northeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Badlands National Park, Sheep Mountain Table, Scenic, Lonesome
Valley, Owanka, Rockyford, Wicksville, Wasta, Elm Springs,
Creighton, Wall, Pinnacles Ranger Station, Delta 9 Missile Silo,
Quinn and Grindstone.
This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 89
and 120.
Instructions
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds and
large hail.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning is one of nature’s leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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