| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Northern Black Hills; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills |
| Effective | 8/23/2026, 2:20:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/23/2026, 2:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 1:20PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 120 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Roubaix Lake, or 14 miles southeast of Lead, moving southeast at 15
mph.
HAZARD…Half inch size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Nemo.
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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