South Dakota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/18/2026 19:45

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 18 at 8:45PM MDT until June 18 at 9:45PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 7:45pm
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description: 
SVRUNR The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Perkins County in northwestern South Dakota... Northern Haakon County in west central South Dakota... Northeastern Meade County in west central South Dakota... Northeastern Pennington County in west central South Dakota... Ziebach County in west central South Dakota... * Until 945 PM MDT. * At 845 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 8 miles southwest of Glad Valley to 6 miles south of Plainview, or along a line from 23 miles north of Faith to 35 miles south of Faith, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Dupree, Faith, Cherry Creek, Milesville, Plainview, Red Scaffold, Red Elm, Bridger, Iron Lightning, Thunder Butte, Howes, Billsburg, South Eagle Butte, Kirley, Glad Valley, Marcus, Intersection of Cherry Creek and Sunnybrook Roads, Takini, Durkee Lake and Intersection of Highway 63 and BIA Road 8.
Instruction: 
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing widespread damaging winds.
Area Description: 
Haakon, SD; Meade, SD; Pennington, SD; Perkins, SD; Ziebach, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD