Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 9 at 5:56PM MDT until June 9 at 6:30PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 9, 2026 - 4:56pm
Expires:
June 9, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 556 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Porcupine Butte
Housing, or 15 miles northeast of Pine Ridge, moving northeast at 40
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Pine Ridge, Martin, Porcupine, Manderson, Allen, Wounded Knee,
Batesland, Wakpamni, Swett, Wolf Creek Housing, Evergreen, Porcupine
Butte Housing, Yellow Bear Canyon, Snake Butte, southwestern Lacreek
Wildlife Refuge, and Pine Ridge Reservation.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM MDT for southwestern
South Dakota.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Bennett, SD; Jackson, SD; Oglala Lakota, SD
Forcast Office:
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov