| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Southern Oglala Lakota |
| Effective | 7/3/2026, 4:57:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/3/2026, 5:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 3:57PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 357 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Slim Buttes Housing, or 14 miles west of Pine Ridge, moving northeast
at 10 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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…
Slim Buttes Housing and Slim Butte.
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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