| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Pennington, SD |
| Effective | 7/3/2026, 6:15:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/3/2026, 6:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 5:15PM MDT until July 3 at 5:45PM 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 545 PM MDT.
* At 515 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rapid City
Airport, or 9 miles east of Rapid City, moving east at 20 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…
Eastern Rapid Valley, eastern Box Elder, Caputa, Farmingdale and
Rapid City Airport.
This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 66
and 76.
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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