Special Weather Statement for Southern Foothills; Central Black Hills; Southern Black Hills +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Central Black Hills, Custer Co Plains, Hermosa Foothills, Southern Black Hills, Southern Foothills
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- Moderate
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What is happening
At 712 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near State Game Lodge, or 14 miles east of Custer, moving southeast at 25 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
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 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.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 712 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near State Game Lodge, or 14 miles east of Custer, moving southeast at 25 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. Locations impacted include... Buffalo Gap, Fairburn, Buffalo Corrals, State Game Lodge, Custer State Park, northeastern Wind Cave National Park, Black Hills Playhouse, Center Lake, Legion Lake, Blue Bell, Mount Coolidge and Stockade Lake.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 28 at 7:12PM 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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