⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Southern Foothills; Southern Black Hills; Hermosa Foothills; Eastern Fall River – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 2:10PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 210 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Maverick Junction, or 5 miles southeast of Hot Springs, moving
southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 30 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…
Hot Springs, Oral, Buffalo Gap, Smithwick, Maverick Junction,
Angostura Reservoir and Cold Brook Reservoir.

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.