⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Central Black Hills – Friday, July 17, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 17 at 1:53PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 153 PM MDT, Trained spotters reported a strong thunderstorm over
Crazy Horse Memorial, or 6 miles north of Custer, and is stationary.

HAZARD…Half inch size hail.

SOURCE…Trained spotters reported.

IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include…
Crazy Horse Memorial and Sylvan Lake.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Brief heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm.

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