| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Northern Perkins |
| Effective | 7/9/2026, 5:12:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/9/2026, 5:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 4:12PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 412 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Lodgepole, or 27 miles west of Lemmon, moving east at 15 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…
Lodgepole.
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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