| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Northern Black Hills |
| Effective | 7/18/2026, 2:02:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/18/2026, 2:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 18 at 1:02PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 102 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Terry Peak, or near Lead, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD…Half inch size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Lead, Deadwood, Central City, Brownsville, Galena and Terry Peak.
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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