| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Harding, SD; Perkins, SD |
| Effective | 8/23/2026, 7:39:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/23/2026, 8:45:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 23 at 6:39PM MDT until August 23 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
SVRUNR
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
East Central Harding County in northwestern South Dakota…
Northwestern Perkins County in northwestern South Dakota…
* Until 745 PM MDT.
* At 639 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ralph, or 29
miles northeast of Buffalo, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Reva and Ralph.
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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