| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Meade, SD; Pennington, SD |
| Effective | 8/11/2026, 9:29:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/11/2026, 10:30:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 8:29PM MDT until August 11 at 9:30PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
SVRUNR
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
South Central Meade County in west central South Dakota…
Southeastern Pennington County in west central South Dakota…
* Until 930 PM MDT.
* At 829 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Viewfield, or
22 miles northeast of Rapid City, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage
to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
* Locations impacted include…
Wasta, Owanka, Wicksville, Curlew Lake and Viewfield.
This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 79
and 101…and between Mile Markers 103 and 106.
Instructions
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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