| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Rapid City; Central Black Hills |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 11:29:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/3/2026, 12:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 10:29PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 1029 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Bear Country, or 6 miles southwest of Rapid City, moving east at 15
mph.
HAZARD…Nickel size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Rapid City, Rockerville, Reptile Gardens, Bear Country, Hart Ranch
and Black Gap.
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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