⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Harding, SD; Perkins, SD – Sunday, August 23, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 23 at 7:19PM MDT until August 23 at 8:00PM 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…
West Central Perkins County in northwestern South Dakota…

* Until 800 PM MDT.

* At 719 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles west of
Prairie City, or 31 miles east of Buffalo, moving southeast at 25
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…
Sorum, Prairie City and Date.

Instructions

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.

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