| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Central Black Hills; Southern Black Hills; Hermosa Foothills |
| Effective | 7/30/2026, 1:29:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/30/2026, 2:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 30 at 12:29PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 1229 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Buffalo Corrals, or 13 miles southeast of Custer, moving east at 15
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…
Buffalo Corrals, Custer State Park, Wind Cave National Park, Blue
Bell and Mount Coolidge.
Instructions
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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