Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
512 WWUS83 KUNR 280051 SPSUNR Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 651 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024 SDZ024>029-041-072-073-WYZ057-059-280130- Northern Black Hills SD-Western Fall River SD-Northern Foothills SD- Central Black Hills SD-Southern Meade Co Plains SD- Southern Black Hills SD-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills SD- Southern Foothills SD-Rapid City SD-Wyoming Black Hills WY- Newcastle WY- 651 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MEADE...WESTERN CUSTER...SOUTHERN LAWRENCE...NORTHWESTERN FALL RIVER...SOUTHWESTERN PENNINGTON AND SOUTHEASTERN WESTON COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM MDT... At 650 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorm outflow along a line extending from 5 miles east of Spearfish to 4 miles south of Morrisey. Movement was east at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Rapid City, southeastern Spearfish, Sturgis, Newcastle, Lead, Custer, Hill City, Edgemont, Dewey, Summerset, Black Hawk, Deadwood, Whitewood, Johnson Siding, Nemo, Keystone, Piedmont, Central City, Pringle, and Hisega. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 15 and 18, and between Mile Markers 22 and 58. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until these storms pass. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for southwestern and west central South Dakota. && LAT...LON 4329 10406 4350 10406 4350 10448 4448 10381 4449 10297 4321 10377 TIME...MOT...LOC 0050Z 281DEG 41KT 4447 10376 4347 10442 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH $$ Helgeson