Special Weather Statement for Rapid City; Custer Co Plains; Pennington Co Plains +1 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Custer Co Plains, Hermosa Foothills, Pennington Co Plains, Rapid City
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What is happening
At 457 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hart Ranch, or 7 miles south of Rapid City, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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 457 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Hart Ranch, or 7 miles south of Rapid City, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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... Southern Rapid City, Caputa, Farmingdale, Thompson Butte, Black Gap, Hart Ranch, Reptile Gardens and Bear Country.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 24 at 4:57PM 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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