South Dakota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/02/2026 16:09

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 5:09PM MDT until July 2 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 2, 2026 - 4:09pm
Expires: 
July 2, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
SVRUNR The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Perkins County in northwestern South Dakota... * Until 615 PM MDT. * At 509 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles south of Shadehill, or 18 miles south of Lemmon, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Golf 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... Lemmon, Shadehill and Shadehill Reservoir.
Instruction: 
If on or near Shadehill Reservoir, get away from the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 15 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description: 
Perkins, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD