NWS Rapid City SDSV.W 0135June 29, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Mellette and Tripp, SD
The National Weather Service office in Rapid City issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Mellette and Tripp in South Dakota, which was in force until 5:45 a.m. local time on June 29. It was the 135th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Rapid City issued in 2026. South Dakota had 235 severe thunderstorm warnings in June 2026, against 184 in an average June of 2008-2025 (South Dakota's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 54 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Rapid City SD
- Area
- Mellette and Tripp
- State
- South Dakota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:51 a.m. CDT, June 29, 2026
- Expires
- 5:45 a.m. CDT, June 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KUNR SV.W 0135
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Dakota since 2008Every warning type in South Dakota
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The notice as issued
SVRUNR The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Mellette County in south central South Dakota... Northwestern Tripp County in south central South Dakota... * Until 545 AM CDT. * At 451 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles north of Wood, or 14 miles northeast of White River, moving northeast at 40 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR CENTRAL MELLETTE COUNTY. HAZARD...80 mph wind gusts and two inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be heavily damaged. Expect considerable damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles. Extensive tree damage and power outages are likely. * Locations impacted include... White River, Wood, Butte Creek, Horse Creek and Swift Bear.
What the agency told people to do
Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Dakota since 2008629 a year
- Every warning type in South Dakota
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, June 20265,183 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels