| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Northern Black Hills |
| Effective | 7/18/2026, 2:50:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/18/2026, 3:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 1:50PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 150 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lead, and is stationary.
HAZARD…Half inch size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Lead, Deadwood, Central City, Brownsville, Galena, Terry Peak and
Apple Springs.
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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