| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Southern Foothills; Central Black Hills; Southern Black Hills; Western Fall River; Hermosa Foothills |
| Effective | 6/27/2026, 6:01:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/27/2026, 6:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 27 at 5:01PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 501 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Edgemont, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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…
Hot Springs, Custer, Edgemont, Pringle, Provo, Argyle, Cottonwood
Springs Dam, Cascade Falls, Cold Brook Reservoir, Burdock, Jewel
Cave National Monument, Wind Cave National Park, Blue Bell,
southern Custer State Park and Buffalo Corrals.
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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