| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Custer, SD; Fall River, SD |
| Effective | 7/31/2026, 5:23:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/31/2026, 6:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 31 at 4:23PM MDT until July 31 at 5:15PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
SVRUNR
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Western Custer County in southwestern South Dakota…
North Central Fall River County in southwestern South Dakota…
* Until 515 PM MDT.
* At 423 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Argyle, or 14
miles south of Custer, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include…
Hot Springs, Custer, Pringle, Argyle, Cold Brook Reservoir, Wind
Cave National Park and Cottonwood Springs Dam.
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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