| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Rapid City; Central Black Hills |
| Effective | 7/3/2026, 3:14:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/3/2026, 3:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 3 at 2:14PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 214 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Sheridan Lake, or 5 miles northeast of Hill City, moving east at 20
mph.
HAZARD…Half inch size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Rockerville, Bear Country, Keystone Wye, Reptile Gardens, Sheridan
Lake and Hart Ranch.
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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