| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Harding, SD; Perkins, SD |
| Effective | 8/23/2026, 7:00:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/23/2026, 7:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 23 at 6:00PM MDT until August 23 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…
Northeastern Harding County in northwestern South Dakota…
Northwestern Perkins County in northwestern South Dakota…
* Until 645 PM MDT.
* At 600 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles north of
Ralph, or 31 miles northeast of Buffalo, moving southeast at 20
mph.
HAZARD…Ping pong 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…
Ralph.
Instructions
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is 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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