Special Weather Statement for Central Black Hills; Southern Black Hills; Hermosa Foothills
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Central Black Hills, Hermosa Foothills, Southern Black Hills
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- Moderate
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What is happening
At 147 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Custer State Park, or 9 miles east of Custer, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 147 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Custer State Park, or 9 miles east of Custer, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 30 mph and half inch size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Fairburn, Buffalo Corrals, State Game Lodge, Custer State Park, northeastern Wind Cave National Park, Blue Bell, Legion Lake, Mount Coolidge, Center Lake, Black Hills Playhouse and Stockade Lake.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 1:47PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Rapid City SD. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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