South Dakota, Wyoming Special Weather Statement - Moderate | Effective 06/01/2026 15:05

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 1 at 4:05PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 1, 2026 - 3:05pm
Expires: 
June 1, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
At 404 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Cook Lake, or 12 miles north of Sundance, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Belle Fourche, Beulah, Fruitdale, Aladdin, Bear Lodge Campground, Belle Fourche Reservoir, and Cook Lake. This includes Interstate 90 in Wyoming between Mile Markers 200 and 205.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Belle Fourche Reservoir, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.
Area Description: 
Butte; Northern Foothills; Wyoming Black Hills; Northeastern Crook
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov