South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/21/2026 13:53

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 21 at 2:53PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 21, 2026 - 1:53pm
Expires: 
August 21, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description: 
At 253 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Wind Cave National Park, or 13 miles north of Hot Springs, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Custer, Buffalo Gap, Wind Cave National Park, Buffalo Corrals, Blue Bell, Custer State Park, Maverick Junction, Mount Coolidge, Legion Lake and Stockade Lake.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Southern Foothills; Central Black Hills; Southern Black Hills; Custer Co Plains; Hermosa Foothills; Eastern Fall River
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov