| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Harding; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Northern Foothills; Rapid City; Pennington Co Plains; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Southern Perkins; Western Crook; Wyoming Black Hills; Northeastern Crook |
| Effective | 10/12/2026, 7:00:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 10/12/2026, 9:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued October 12 at 6:00AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
Areas of dense fog can be expected this morning. Motorists should
expect rapidly changing visibility, down to near zero at times.
Remember to use your low beam headlights in fog, slow down, and
provide plenty of braking distance between yourself and any
vehicles in front of you.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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