August 17, 2026

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Perkins, SD – Monday, August 17, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Perkins, SD
Effective 8/17/2026, 3:07:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/17/2026, 4:00:00 PM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 17 at 2:07PM MDT until August 17 at 3:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

SVRUNR

The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
East Central Perkins County in northwestern South Dakota…

* Until 300 PM MDT.

* At 207 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest
of Bison, or 31 miles southwest of Lemmon, moving southeast at 35
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…
Bison, Meadow, Chance and Owen Lake.

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.