Special Weather Statement for Northern Black Hills; Rapid City; Central Black Hills
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Central Black Hills, Northern Black Hills, Rapid City
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- Moderate
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What is happening
At 1244 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mystic, or 7 miles north of Hill City, moving southeast at 15 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 1244 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Mystic, or 7 miles north of Hill City, moving southeast at 15 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... Hill City, Silver City, Mystic, Rockerville, Sheridan Lake, Pactola Reservoir, Palmer Gulch Resort, Horse Thief Lake, Keystone Wye, Black Elk Peak and Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
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- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 12:44PM 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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