| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Haakon; Northern Jackson |
| Effective | 8/24/2026, 7:31:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/24/2026, 8:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 24 at 6:31PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 631 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Midland, or 25 miles northeast of Kadoka, moving southeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel 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…
Midland.
This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 170
and 174.
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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