| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Northern Jackson; Southern Meade Co Plains |
| Effective | 6/29/2026, 1:03:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 6/29/2026, 1:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 29 at 12:03AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 1203 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Takini to over Delta 9 Missile
Silo, or extending from 29 miles south of Faith to 26 miles west of
Philip, moving north at 50 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 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…
Pinnacles Ranger Station, Wall, Creighton, Billsburg, Milesville,
Delta 9 Missile Silo, southwestern Cheyenne River Reservation,
Bridger, Takini, Quinn, Cherry Creek, Howes, Red Scaffold,
Grindstone, Intersection of Cherry Creek and Sunnybrook Roads and
Grindstone Butte.
This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 101
and 123.
Instructions
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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