| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 7:57:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 8:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 6:57PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 657 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Summerset, or 10 miles north of Rapid City, moving northeast at 20
mph.
HAZARD…Penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Summerset and Piedmont.
This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 46
and 47.
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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