Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Jackson and Oglala Lakota Counties, SD
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NOAA issued it on June 19, 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 northeastern Oglala Lakota County and southwestern Jackson County in South Dakota until 3:45 PM MDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southwestern South Dakota
- Issued
- June 19, 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 (SVR) has been issued by the National Weather Service in Rapid City SD. The alert is effective from June 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM MDT until June 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM MDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers northeastern Oglala Lakota County and southwestern Jackson County in southwestern South Dakota. Locations impacted include Potato Creek and northern Pine Ridge Reservation.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 2:37 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles north of Potato Creek, or 28 miles southwest of Kadoka, moving east at 10 mph. Hazards include ping pong ball size hail (1.50 inches) and wind gusts up to 50 mph.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from June 2, 2026 at 2:37 PM MDT and expires June 2, 2026 at 3:45 PM MDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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