| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Custer, SD; Fall River, SD; Oglala Lakota, SD |
| Effective | 8/29/2026, 5:38:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/29/2026, 6:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 29 at 4:38PM MDT until August 29 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…
South Central Custer County in southwestern South Dakota…
Eastern Fall River County in southwestern South Dakota…
Southwestern Oglala Lakota County in southwestern South Dakota…
* Until 545 PM MDT.
* At 438 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
near Cascade Falls to 44 miles south of Slim Butte, or along a line
from 12 miles east of Edgemont to 49 miles southwest of Pine Ridge,
moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and small hail.
SOURCE…Automated observations.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Pine Ridge, Oglala, Oral, Oelrichs, Smithwick, Prairie Winds
Casino, Dry Wood Housing, Loneman, South Lakeside, Number 4,
Calico, Hay Canyon Butte, Slim Butte, Intersection of Red Shirt and
Cuny Table Roads, Slim Buttes Housing, Angostura Reservoir and
southwestern Pine Ridge Reservation.
Instructions
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms have produced damaging winds.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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