⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Pennington Co Plains; Haakon – Friday, July 3, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 2:10AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 210 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Grindstone, or 17 miles northwest of Philip, moving east at 25 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…
Philip, Grindstone and Grindstone Butte.

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.