⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Northern Jackson – Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 7 at 9:09PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 909 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Wall, or 31 miles west of Philip, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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…
Wall, Wasta, Quinn, Grindstone, Cactus Flat, Cottonwood, Delta 9
Missile Silo, Pinnacles Ranger Station, Delta 1 Launch Facility,
Minuteman Missile Visitors Center and northeastern Badlands
National Park.

This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 97
and 138.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

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.