⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Northern Black Hills; Central Black Hills – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 2:04PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 204 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Flag Mountain, or 17 miles northwest of Hill City, moving southeast
at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 30 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…
Silver City, Rochford, Flag Mountain, Deerfield, Mystic and
Deerfield Reservoir.

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.