Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southeastern Oglala Lakota County, SD
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NOAA issued it on June 20, 2026, 2 months 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 southeastern Oglala Lakota County until 9:15 PM MDT on June 2.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southwestern South Dakota
- Issued
- June 20, 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 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southwestern South Dakota.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Rapid City SD at 8:30 PM MDT on June 2, 2026. The alert is effective from 8:30 PM MDT until 9:15 PM MDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers southeastern Oglala Lakota County in southwestern South Dakota. Locations impacted include Pine Ridge, Porcupine, Wounded Knee, Batesland, Number 4, Wakpamni, Calico, Wolf Creek Housing, Porcupine Butte Housing, and southern Pine Ridge Reservation. This includes portions of Highway 18 and Highway 407.
What You Should Do
For protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately due to large hail, damaging wind, and excessive cloud to ground lightning. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Report hail, wind damage, or flooding observations to the National Weather Service office in Rapid City via phone, email, or social media when safe.
Expected Conditions
At 8:28 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pine Ridge, moving east at 30 MPH. Hazards include 60 MPH wind gusts and half dollar size hail (1.25 inches). Hail damage to vehicles is expected, along with wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Torrential rainfall may lead to flash flooding.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from June 2 at 8:30 PM MDT until June 2 at 9:15 PM MDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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