| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Northern Meade Co Plains; Southern Perkins |
| Effective | 8/17/2026, 10:03:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/17/2026, 10:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 9:03PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 903 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Zeona, or 42 miles west of Faith, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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…
Maurine and Zeona.
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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