South Dakota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/12/2026 14:35

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 12 at 3:35PM MDT until August 12 at 8:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 12, 2026 - 2:35pm
Expires: 
August 12, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 576 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA BUTTE HARDING PERKINS IN SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA BENNETT CUSTER FALL RIVER JACKSON OGLALA LAKOTA IN WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA HAAKON LAWRENCE MEADE PENNINGTON ZIEBACH THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALLEN, BILLSBURG, BISON, BUFFALO, CUSTER, DEADWOOD, DOWNTOWN BELLE FOURCHE, DUPREE, EDGEMONT, FAITH, HERMOSA, HILL CITY, HOT SPRINGS, KADOKA, KIRLEY, KYLE, LACREEK WILDLIFE REFUGE, LEAD, LEMMON, MARTIN, MILESVILLE, OGLALA, PHILIP, PINE RIDGE, RAPID CITY, SPEARFISH, STURGIS, TUTHILL, UNION CENTER, AND WALL. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE CHEYENNE RIVER RESERVATION AND THE PINE RIDGE RESERVATION.
Area Description: 
Bennett, SD; Butte, SD; Custer, SD; Fall River, SD; Haakon, SD; Harding, SD; Jackson, SD; Lawrence, SD; Meade, SD; Oglala Lakota, SD; Pennington, SD; Perkins, SD; Ziebach, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov