South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 06/22/2026 20:27

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 22 at 9:27PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 22, 2026 - 8:27pm
Expires: 
June 22, 2026 - 9:00pm
Description: 
At 927 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Buffalo Gap, or 13 miles east of Hot Springs, moving southeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Buffalo Gap, Maverick Junction, Oral, Smithwick, Red Shirt Table Overlook, southwestern Pine Ridge Reservation, Intersection of Red Shirt and Cuny Table Roads, Prairie Winds Casino, Dry Wood Housing and Loneman.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Southern Foothills; Custer Co Plains; Northern Oglala Lakota; Hermosa Foothills; Eastern Fall River; Southern Oglala Lakota
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD