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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 2:29 AM Jun. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR SOUTHEASTERN BUTTE, SOUTH CENTRAL MEADE AND CENTRAL PENNINGTON COUNTIES... At 828 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 5 miles west of Fairpoint to near Caputa, or along a line from 38 miles northeast of Sturgis to 16 miles east of Rapid City, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Rapid Valley, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Box Elder, New Underwood, Union Center, Elm Springs, Hereford, Wicksville, Viewfield, Curlew Lake and Rapid City Airport. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 59 and 91. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 2:01 AM Jun. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
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 845 PM MDT. * At 801 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Owanka, or 31 miles east of Rapid City, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter 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 and Curlew Lake. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 78 and 106. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 12:53 AM Jun. 27, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 400 REMAINS VALID UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 7 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA BUTTE HARDING IN SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA CUSTER FALL RIVER IN WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA LAWRENCE MEADE PENNINGTON IN WYOMING THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST WYOMING CROOK WESTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BUCKHORN, BUFFALO, CLARETON, CUSTER, DEADWOOD, DOWNTOWN BELLE FOURCHE, DOWNTOWN NEWCASTLE, EDGEMONT, FAITH, FOUR CORNERS, HERMOSA, HILL CITY, HOT SPRINGS, LEAD, MOORCROFT, MORRISEY, RAPID CITY, ROCHELLE, SPEARFISH, STURGIS, SUNDANCE, UNION CENTER, UPTON, AND WALL.
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