| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Meade, SD; Perkins, SD |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 6:21:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 7:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 5:21PM MDT until July 2 at 6:45PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
SVRUNR
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Southeastern Perkins County in northwestern South Dakota…
Northeastern Meade County in west central South Dakota…
* Until 645 PM MDT.
* At 521 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
12 miles southeast of Date to near Stoneville, or along a line from
27 miles northwest of Faith to 34 miles southwest of Faith, moving
east at 15 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…
Opal, Maurine, Usta, Date and Arrow Head Buttes.
Instructions
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds and
large hail.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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