South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 06/28/2026 23:48

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 29 at 12:48AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 28, 2026 - 11:48pm
Expires: 
June 29, 2026 - 12:15am
Description: 
At 1248 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from over Wall to near Scenic, or extending from 26 miles west of Philip to 37 miles southeast of Rapid City, moving northwest at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Wall, Wasta, Scenic, Quinn, Owanka, Wicksville, Creighton, Delta 9 Missile Silo and northern Badlands National Park. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 88 and 119.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Pennington Co Plains
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov