⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Rapid City – Sunday, August 16, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 3:37PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 337 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Rapid City, moving east at 10 mph.

HAZARD…Half inch size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include…
Rapid City and Rapid Valley.

This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota near Mile Marker 61.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions. Very heavy rainfall is also occurring with this
storm and may lead to localized flooding.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.