South Dakota Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/02/2026 14:55

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 2 at 3:55PM MDT until June 2 at 5:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 2, 2026 - 2:55pm
Expires: 
June 2, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
SVRUNR The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East central Oglala Lakota County in southwestern South Dakota... Southwestern Jackson County in southwestern South Dakota... Northwestern Bennett County in southwestern South Dakota... * Until 500 PM MDT. * At 355 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles east of Kyle, or 23 miles northwest of Martin, moving northeast at 25 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... Kyle, Potato Creek, Wanblee, Interior, Cedar Pass, Kyle North Route Housing, Snake Butte, northern Yellow Bear Canyon, and Pine Ridge Reservation.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Bennett, SD; Jackson, SD; Oglala Lakota, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD