Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
433 WWUS83 KUNR 272047 SPSUNR Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 247 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024 SDZ026-028-031-072-073-272130- Pennington Co Plains SD-Central Black Hills SD- Southern Meade Co Plains SD-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills SD- Rapid City SD- 247 PM MDT Thu Jun 27 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MEADE AND CENTRAL PENNINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM MDT... At 246 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hisega, or 7 miles west of Rapid City, moving east at 25 mph. HAZARD...Half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Rapid City, Rapid Valley, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Box Elder, Black Hawk, Johnson Siding, Hisega, Caputa, Pactola Reservoir, Rapid City Airport, Bear Country, Hart Ranch, Black Gap, Reptile Gardens, and Sheridan Lake. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 53 and 70. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for west central South Dakota. && LAT...LON 4398 10349 4410 10352 4423 10301 4394 10296 TIME...MOT...LOC 2046Z 263DEG 21KT 4406 10339 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH $$ Wong