| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Central Black Hills |
| Effective | 7/31/2026, 4:17:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/31/2026, 4:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 31 at 3:17PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 317 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Crazy Horse Memorial, or near Hill City, moving southeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 30 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…
Custer, Sylvan Lake, Crazy Horse Memorial, Black Elk Peak, Palmer
Gulch Resort, Mount Rushmore National Memorial and northwestern
Custer State Park.
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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