⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Southern Meade Co Plains – Friday, July 3, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 4:49AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 449 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms extending from near White Owl to 5 miles north of
Ottumwa, or extending from 34 miles southwest of Faith to 25 miles
northeast of Philip, moving northeast at 20 MPH.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 MPH and nickel 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…
Cherry Creek, Milesville, Plainview, Bridger, Billsburg, Howes,
Kirley, Marcus, Ottumwa, White Owl and Takini.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If you observe hail, wind damage, or flooding, please report your
observations to the National Weather Service office in Rapid City via
phone, email, or social media, as soon as it is safe to do so.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.