⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Northern Black Hills; Northern Foothills; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 3:16PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 316 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Sturgis, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD…Penny size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include…
Sturgis, Whitewood, Fort Meade and Apple Springs.

This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 25
and 33.

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.