| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Southern Meade Co Plains |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 7:29:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 8:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 6:29PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 629 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles west of Hereford, or 21 miles northeast of Rapid City, moving
northeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Nickel size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Hereford.
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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