South Dakota Special Weather Statement - Moderate | Effective 06/07/2026 19:38

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 7 at 8:38PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 7, 2026 - 7:38pm
Expires: 
June 7, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description: 
At 837 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers along a line extending from 3 miles south of Wind Cave National Park to 3 miles southeast of Cascade Falls to near Ardmore. 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... Hot Springs, Oral, Buffalo Gap, Oelrichs, Smithwick, Rumford, Ardmore, Wind Cave National Park, Cottonwood Springs Dam, Maverick Junction, Angostura Reservoir, Cascade Falls, Hay Canyon Butte, and Cold Brook Reservoir.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Southern Foothills; Southern Black Hills; Custer Co Plains; Western Fall River; Northern Oglala Lakota; Hermosa Foothills; Eastern Fall River; Southern Oglala Lakota
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov