| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Rapid City; Pennington Co Plains |
| Effective | 8/16/2026, 5:05:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/16/2026, 5:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 4:05PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 405 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rapid Valley, or near Rapid City, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Half inch size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Eastern Rapid City, Rapid Valley and Rapid City Airport.
Instructions
Very heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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