South Dakota Severe Thunderstorm Warning - Severe | Effective 06/02/2026 20:13

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 2 at 10:13PM CDT until June 2 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 2, 2026 - 8:13pm
Expires: 
June 2, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
SVRUNR The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Todd County in south central South Dakota... West central Tripp County in south central South Dakota... Southeastern Mellette County in south central South Dakota... * Until 1100 PM CDT. * At 1012 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Haystack Butte, or 7 miles northeast of Mission, moving northeast at 20 MPH. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. This storm has a history of producing strong wind gusts and golf ball size hail in Mission. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Okreek, Carter, Mosher, Haystack Butte, and northeastern Rosebud Reservation. This includes portions of Highway 18 and Highway 44.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. 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: 
Mellette, SD; Todd, SD; Tripp, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD