| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Pennington Co Plains; Haakon |
| Effective | 7/27/2026, 4:00:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/27/2026, 4:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 27 at 3:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 300 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles south of Creighton, or 26 miles west of Philip, moving east at
15 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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…
Grindstone and Creighton.
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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