| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Central Black Hills |
| Effective | 7/8/2026, 2:55:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/8/2026, 3:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 1:55PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 155 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Stockade Lake, or 6 miles northeast of Custer, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD…Penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Stockade Lake, Legion Lake, Center Lake, Black Hills Playhouse,
northern Custer State Park and Sylvan Lake.
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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