Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 4 at 10:04PM CDT until June 4 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
June 4, 2026 - 8:04pm
Expires:
June 4, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description:
At 1002 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Antelope, or
near Mission, moving east at 30 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH wind gusts and quarter size hail. At 955 PM CDT, a
wind gust to 72 MPH was recorded 7 miles east southeast of
Rosebud.
SOURCE...Radar surface weather stations.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Mission, Rosebud, Saint Francis, Okreek, Spring Creek, Wood, Soldier
Creek, Lakeview, Butte Creek, Two Strike, Ring Thunder, Fairgrounds
Housing, Antelope, Hidden Timber, Grass Mountain, Haystack Butte, and
Rosebud Reservation.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is 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.
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
Forcast Office:
NWS Rapid City SD