| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Custer Co Plains; Northern Oglala Lakota; Hermosa Foothills; Eastern Fall River |
| Effective | 7/9/2026, 5:06:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/9/2026, 5:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 4:06PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 406 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southeast of Fairburn, or 21 miles northeast of Hot Springs,
moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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…
Fairburn.
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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