Special Weather Statement for Rapid City; Central Black Hills; Pennington Co Plains +1 more
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At 502 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Black Hawk, or 7 miles northwest of Rapid City, moving southeast at 15 MPH. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 MPH and nickel 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
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Very heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. If you observe hail, wind damage, or flooding, please report your observations to the National Weather Service office in Rapid City via phone, email, or social media, as soon as it is safe to do so.
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Bulletin details
At 502 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Black Hawk, or 7 miles northwest of Rapid City, moving southeast at 15 MPH. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 MPH and nickel 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... Rapid City, Rapid Valley, southern Ellsworth Air Force Base, Box Elder, Black Hawk, Summerset and Black Gap. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 50 and 68.
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Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 5:02PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
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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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