Special Weather Statement for Southern Foothills; Central Black Hills; Southern Black Hills +3 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Central Black Hills, Custer Co Plains, Eastern Fall River, Hermosa Foothills, Southern Black Hills, Southern Foothills
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 253 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wind Cave National Park, or 13 miles north of Hot Springs, moving southeast at 25 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...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 253 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wind Cave National Park, or 13 miles north of Hot Springs, moving southeast at 25 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... Custer, Buffalo Gap, Wind Cave National Park, Buffalo Corrals, Blue Bell, Custer State Park, Maverick Junction, Mount Coolidge, Legion Lake and Stockade Lake.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 2:53PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Official revision
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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