| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Ziebach |
| Effective | 6/16/2026, 10:15:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/16/2026, 11:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 16 at 9:15PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 915 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Thunder Butte, or 14 miles northwest of Dupree, moving southeast at
55 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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…
Dupree, Thunder Butte, Iron Lightning, South Eagle Butte,
Intersection of Highway 63 and BIA Road 8 and northwestern Cheyenne
River Reservation.
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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