⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Custer Co Plains; Pennington Co Plains – Friday, July 3, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 6:12PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 612 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southeast of Railroad Buttes, or 30 miles southeast of Rapid
City, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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…
Scenic.

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.