| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Butte; Northern Black Hills; Northern Foothills; Wyoming Black Hills; Northeastern Crook |
| Effective | 6/26/2026, 7:39:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/26/2026, 8:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 26 at 6:39PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 639 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles southwest of Beulah, or 12 miles northeast of Sundance, moving
northeast at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 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…
Spearfish, Beulah, Crow Peak, Iron Creek Lake, Cement Ridge
Lookout, Bridal Veil Falls and Spearfish Canyon.
This includes the following highways…
Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 1 and 14.
Interstate 90 in Wyoming between Mile Markers 196 and 207.
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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