Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 2 at 9:10PM MDT until June 2 at 9:30PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 2, 2026 - 8:10pm
Expires:
June 2, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description:
At 908 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Slim Buttes
Housing, or 13 miles west of Pine Ridge, moving northeast at 30 MPH.
HAZARD...Quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected.
Locations impacted include...
Oglala, Loneman, Number 4, South Lakeside, Calico, Slim Butte, and
Slim Buttes Housing.
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