| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Northern Perkins; Ziebach; Southern Perkins |
| Effective | 6/16/2026, 9:40:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/16/2026, 10:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 16 at 8:40PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 840 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Bison, or 29 miles south of Lemmon, moving southeast at 55 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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…
Bison, Meadow, Chance, Glad Valley, Thunder Butte, southwestern
Shadehill Reservoir, Owen Lake and northwestern Cheyenne River
Reservation.
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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