⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Mellette – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 6:58PM CDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 658 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles northeast of Wood, or 16 miles east of White River, moving east
at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include…
Mainly rural areas of East Central Mellette County, north of
Mosher.

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.