Special Weather Statement for Rapid City; Central Black Hills; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Central Black Hills, Rapid City, Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills
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- Moderate
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What is happening
At 1248 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Johnson Siding, or 10 miles west of Rapid City, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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 1248 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Johnson Siding, or 10 miles west of Rapid City, moving east at 10 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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. The strong thunderstorm will be near... Johnson Siding and Pactola Reservoir around 1250 PM MDT. Hisega around 100 PM MDT. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 50 and 53.
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Special Weather Statement issued July 27 at 12:48PM 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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