| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Perkins, SD |
| Effective | 8/17/2026, 4:59:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/17/2026, 6:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 3:59PM MDT until August 17 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
SVRUNR
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Perkins County in northwestern South Dakota…
* Until 500 PM MDT.
* At 359 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast
of Lodgepole, or 18 miles west of Lemmon, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Lodgepole, White Butte, Shadehill and Shadehill Reservoir.
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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