| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Pennington, SD |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 11:33:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/3/2026, 12:30:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 10:33PM MDT until July 2 at 11:30PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
SVRUNR
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Central Pennington County in west central South Dakota…
* Until 1130 PM MDT.
* At 1033 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bear
Country, or 6 miles southwest of Rapid City, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include…
Rapid City, Rapid Valley, Black Gap, Hart Ranch, Reptile Gardens,
Bear Country, Rapid City Airport and Thompson Butte.
This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 62
and 63.
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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