South Dakota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/28/2026 18:08

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 7:08PM MDT until July 28 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 28, 2026 - 6:08pm
Expires: 
July 28, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description: 
SVRUNR The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Butte County in northwestern South Dakota... Southeastern Harding County in northwestern South Dakota... Southwestern Perkins County in northwestern South Dakota... * Until 745 PM MDT. * At 708 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hoover, or 32 miles south of Buffalo, moving southeast at 25 MPH. HAZARD...70 MPH wind gusts and small hail. This storm has a history of producing measured wind gusts of 60 to 80 MPH over the past hour. SOURCE...Automated observations. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Hoover, Castle Rock, Zeona, Dears Ears Butte, Haystack Buttes, Sheep Buttes and Newell Lake.
Instruction: 
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm has produced widespread damaging winds. If you observe hail, wind damage, or flooding, please report your observations to the National Weather Service office in Rapid City via phone, email, or social media, as soon as it is safe to do so.
Area Description: 
Butte, SD; Harding, SD; Perkins, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov