Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 4 at 6:17PM MDT until June 4 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 4, 2026 - 5:17pm
Expires:
June 4, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
At 617 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles north of Ellsworth Air Force Base to Box Elder
to near Reptile Gardens, moving east at 40 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...
Eastern Rapid City, Rapid Valley, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Box
Elder, New Underwood, Elm Springs, Caputa, Farmingdale, Curlew Lake,
Rapid City Airport, Hart Ranch, Black Gap, and Viewfield.
This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 58
and 91.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Meade, SD; Pennington, SD
Forcast Office:
NWS Rapid City SD