| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Pennington Co Plains; Southern Meade Co Plains |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 8:39:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 9:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 7:39PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 739 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Takini to 10 miles southwest of
Plainview, or extending from 24 miles south of Faith to 39 miles
south of Faith, moving southeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD…Nickel size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Plainview, Howes and Takini.
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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