South Dakota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/03/2026 15:26

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 3 at 4:26PM MDT until July 3 at 5:30PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 3, 2026 - 3:26pm
Expires: 
July 3, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
SVRUNR The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North Central Custer County in southwestern South Dakota... Southwestern Pennington County in west central South Dakota... * Until 530 PM MDT. * At 426 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Medicine Mountain, or 8 miles west of Hill City, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Up to golf ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Medicine Mountain around 430 PM MDT. Hill City around 445 PM MDT. Palmer Gulch Resort, Black Elk Peak and Sylvan Lake around 450 PM MDT. Horse Thief Lake and Sheridan Lake around 455 PM MDT. Mount Rushmore National Memorial and Keystone Wye around 500 PM MDT. Keystone, Black Hills Playhouse and Center Lake around 505 PM MDT. Rockerville around 510 PM MDT.
Instruction: 
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing dangerous hail.
Area Description: 
Custer, SD; Pennington, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD