South Dakota Special Weather Statement | Effective 04/11/2026 19:47

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 11 at 8:47PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 11, 2026 - 7:47pm
Expires: 
April 11, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description: 
At 847 PM MDT/947 PM CDT/, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 2 miles north of Minuteman Missile Visitors Center to 6 miles west of Wanblee to near Swett. Movement was east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Martin, Philip, Kadoka, Wanblee, Long Valley, Norris, Tuthill, Belvidere, Upper Cut Meat, Hisle, Cactus Flat, Harrington, Black Pipe, George Town, LaCreek North Housing, Vetal, Corn Creek, Sunrise Housing, Cottonwood, and Eagle Nest Butte. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 127 and 163.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Haakon; Northern Jackson; Bennett; Mellette; Todd; Southern Jackson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov