Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Harding and Perkins Counties, SD
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NOAA issued it on June 27, 2026, 8 weeks ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Rapid City has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for east central Harding County and northern Perkins County in northwestern South Dakota until 7:45 PM MDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northwestern South Dakota
- Issued
- June 27, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Rapid City SD
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 8 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northwestern South Dakota.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Rapid City SD. The alert is effective from 6:51 PM MDT on June 7, 2026, until 7:45 PM MDT on June 7, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers east central Harding County and northern Perkins County in northwestern South Dakota. Locations impacted include Lemmon, Ralph, Lodgepole, White Butte, Shadehill, Prairie City, and Shadehill Reservoir.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 6:51 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of Prairie City, or 26 miles southwest of Hettinger, moving northeast at 45 mph. Hazards include ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
The alert is in effect until 7:45 PM MDT on June 7, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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