South Dakota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/27/2026 18:09

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 27 at 7:09PM MDT until June 27 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 27, 2026 - 6:09pm
Expires: 
June 27, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description: 
At 709 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 10 miles northeast of Ralph to 5 miles northeast of Sheep Buttes, or along a line from 36 miles northeast of Buffalo to 33 miles southeast of Buffalo, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Reva, Ralph, Lodgepole, Sorum, Prairie City, Date, eastern Slim Buttes and Sheep Buttes.
Instruction: 
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing widespread damaging winds and dangerous hail. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for a portion of northwest South Dakota.
Area Description: 
Harding, SD; Perkins, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD