Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Northwestern Harding County, 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 northwestern Harding County until 6:15 PM MDT on June 7, with tennis ball size hail and 70 mph winds.
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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 5:10 PM MDT to 6:15 PM MDT on June 7, 2026.
Affected Areas
Northwestern Harding County in northwestern South Dakota, including the locations of Buffalo, Ludlow, Ladner, Table Mountain, South Cave Hills, North Cave Hills, and Lake Gardner.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 5:09 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles west of Ladner (22 miles east of Ekalaka), moving east at 35 mph. Hazards include tennis ball size hail (2.50 inches) and 70 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 6:15 PM MDT on June 7, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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