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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 2:22 AM Jul. 3, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Meade County in west central South Dakota... * Until 915 PM MDT. * At 822 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles north of Ellsworth Air Force Base, or 17 miles north of Rapid City, moving northeast at 25 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... Hereford. 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...1.25 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 2:13 AM Jul. 3, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 845 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL MEADE COUNTY... At 813 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of White Owl, or 42 miles southwest of Faith, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Mainly rural areas of East Central Meade County, south of White Owl. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...<50 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 2:12 AM Jul. 3, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT FOR WEST CENTRAL HAAKON, EASTERN MEADE AND NORTHEASTERN PENNINGTON COUNTIES... At 812 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles south of Howes, or 34 miles northwest of Philip, moving southeast at 15 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR EXTREME NORTHEASTERN PENNINGTON COUNTY. HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Mainly rural areas of West Central Haakon, Eastern Meade and Northeastern Pennington Counties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek shelter now inside an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. This storm is capable of producing destructive hail and damaging winds. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. && TORNADO...POSSIBLE; THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...2.75 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 1:21 AM Jul. 3, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 441 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 11 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA BUTTE HARDING PERKINS IN WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA HAAKON LAWRENCE MEADE PENNINGTON ZIEBACH THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BILLSBURG, BISON, BUFFALO, DEADWOOD, DOWNTOWN BELLE FOURCHE, DUPREE, FAITH, HILL CITY, KIRLEY, LEAD, LEMMON, MILESVILLE, PHILIP, RAPID CITY, SPEARFISH, STURGIS, UNION CENTER, AND WALL. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE CHEYENNE RIVER RESERVATION.
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