| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Meade, SD |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 6:02:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 7:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 5:02PM MDT until July 2 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
SVRUNR
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Central Meade County in west central South Dakota…
* Until 600 PM MDT.
* At 502 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest
of Hereford, or 26 miles east of Sturgis, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Union Center.
Instructions
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing
dangerous hail and damaging winds.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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