⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Bennett, SD; Custer, SD; Fall River, SD; Haakon, SD; Jackson, SD; Lawrence, SD; Meade, SD; Mellette, SD; Oglala Lakota, SD; Pennington, SD; Todd, SD; Tripp, SD – Friday, July 3, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 3 at 12:25PM MDT until July 3 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
446 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT /9 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING AREAS

IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA

MELLETTE TODD TRIPP

IN SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA

BENNETT CUSTER FALL RIVER
JACKSON OGLALA LAKOTA

IN WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA

HAAKON LAWRENCE MEADE
PENNINGTON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALLEN, BILLSBURG, CLEARFIELD, CUSTER,
DEADWOOD, EDGEMONT, FAITH, HERMOSA, HILL CITY, HOT SPRINGS,
IDEAL, KADOKA, KIRLEY, KYLE, LACREEK WILDLIFE REFUGE, LEAD,
MARTIN, MILESVILLE, MISSION, OGLALA, PHILIP, PINE RIDGE,
RAPID CITY, ROSEBUD, SAINT FRANCIS, SPEARFISH, STURGIS, TUTHILL,
UNION CENTER, WALL, WHITE RIVER, WINNER, AND WOOD.

THIS INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE PINE RIDGE RESERVATION AND
THE ROSEBUD RESERVATION.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.