South Dakota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/17/2026 14:03

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 17 at 3:03PM MDT until August 17 at 10:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 17, 2026 - 2:03pm
Expires: 
August 17, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 591 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT /11 PM CDT/ THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 12 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA MELLETTE TODD TRIPP IN SOUTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA BENNETT CUSTER FALL RIVER JACKSON OGLALA LAKOTA IN WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA HAAKON MEADE PENNINGTON ZIEBACH THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALLEN, BILLSBURG, CLEARFIELD, CUSTER, DUPREE, EDGEMONT, FAITH, HERMOSA, HILL CITY, HOT SPRINGS, IDEAL, KADOKA, KIRLEY, KYLE, LACREEK WILDLIFE REFUGE, MARTIN, MILESVILLE, MISSION, OGLALA, PHILIP, PINE RIDGE, RAPID CITY, ROSEBUD, SAINT FRANCIS, STURGIS, TUTHILL, UNION CENTER, WALL, WHITE RIVER, WINNER, AND WOOD.
Area Description: 
Bennett, SD; Custer, SD; Fall River, SD; Haakon, SD; Jackson, SD; Meade, SD; Mellette, SD; Oglala Lakota, SD; Pennington, SD; Todd, SD; Tripp, SD; Ziebach, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov