| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Todd |
| Effective | 8/27/2026, 5:59:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/27/2026, 6:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 5:59PM CDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 559 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles south of Haystack Butte, or 7 miles southeast of Mission,
moving southeast at 20 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…
Hidden Timber and eastern Rosebud Reservation.
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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