Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 1:31PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
July 29, 2026 - 12:31pm
Expires:
July 29, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description:
At 131 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 8 miles north of Lightning Flat to over
Gillette Airport, or extending from 57 miles northwest of Sundance to
near Gillette, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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...
Gillette, Rawhide Mine, Dry Fork Mine, Wyodak Mine, Buckskin Mine,
Eagle Butte Mine, Weston, Oshoto, Rockypoint, Rozet, New Haven,
Lightning Flat, Camplex Event Facility and Gillette Airport.
This includes Interstate 90 in Wyoming between Mile Markers 119 and
145.
Instruction:
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
Area Description:
Northern Campbell; Western Crook
Forcast Office:
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov