| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Harding |
| Effective | 6/27/2026, 5:11:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/27/2026, 5:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 4:11PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 411 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Harding, or 21 miles southwest of Buffalo, moving northeast at 35
mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 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…
Buffalo, Harding and West Short Pines.
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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