South Dakota Special Weather Statement | Effective 04/14/2026 18:48

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued April 14 at 7:48PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 14, 2026 - 6:48pm
Expires: 
April 14, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description: 
At 747 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking gusty showers near Delta 9 Missile Silo, or 27 miles west of Philip, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Wall, Wasta, Quinn, Grindstone, Cactus Flat, Cedar Pass, Cottonwood, Delta 9 Missile Silo, Minuteman Missile Visitors Center, Pinnacles Ranger Station, Grindstone Butte, Delta 1 Launch Facility, and northeastern Badlands National Park. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 93 and 143.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Northern Jackson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD