Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 2 at 8:57PM MDT until June 2 at 9:15PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 2, 2026 - 7:57pm
Expires:
June 2, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
At 856 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles southeast of
Wounded Knee, or 13 miles northeast of Pine Ridge, moving east at 30
MPH. A second severe thunderstorm was located just southeast of
Oglala also moving east.
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...
Pine Ridge, Porcupine, Wounded Knee, Batesland, Number 4, Wakpamni,
Calico, Wolf Creek Housing, Porcupine Butte Housing, and southern
Pine Ridge Reservation.
This includes portions of Highway 18.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
If you observe hail, wind damage, or flooding, please report your
observations to the National Weather Service office in Rapid City
via phone, email, or social media, as soon as it is safe to do so.
Area Description:
Oglala Lakota, SD
Forcast Office:
NWS Rapid City SD