| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Meade, SD; Pennington, SD |
| Effective | 7/3/2026, 6:05:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/3/2026, 7:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 5:05PM MDT until July 3 at 6:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
SVRUNR
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
South Central Meade County in west central South Dakota…
Southeastern Pennington County in west central South Dakota…
* Until 600 PM MDT.
* At 505 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
near Elm Springs to near Farmingdale, or along a line from 35 miles
northeast of Rapid City to 19 miles east of Rapid City, moving east
at 30 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…
New Underwood, Wasta, Owanka, Elm Springs, Wicksville, Creighton,
Curlew Lake and Viewfield.
This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 70
and 105.
Instructions
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are 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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