Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Meade and Perkins Counties, SD
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NOAA issued it on August 19, 2026, 4 days 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 issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southern Perkins County and northeastern Meade County until 9:15 PM MDT on August 18.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Western South Dakota
- Issued
- August 19, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Rapid City SD
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Record status: historical. It was issued 4 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Western South Dakota.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Rapid City SD. Effective from 8:23 PM MDT August 18, 2026 until 9:15 PM MDT August 18, 2026. Alert type code SVR.
Affected Areas
Southern Perkins County in northwestern South Dakota and northeastern Meade County in west central South Dakota. Locations impacted include Faith, Union Center, Plainview, Enning, Opal, Maurine, Red Owl, Stoneville, Marcus, White Owl, Usta, Fairpoint, Mud Butte, Date, Zeona, Howes, Durkee Lake and Arrow Head Buttes.
What You Should Do
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows.
Expected Conditions
At 8:23 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 6 miles southwest of Date to 5 miles northwest of Union Center, moving east at 40 mph. Hazard includes 70 mph wind gusts with considerable tree damage likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Timeline
Warning in effect from 8:23 PM MDT to 9:15 PM MDT on August 18, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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