Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
119 AM MDT Fri May 23 2025

SDZ024-031-072-073-230800-
Northern Black Hills SD-Pennington Co Plains SD-
Southern Meade Co Plains SD-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills SD-
119 AM MDT Fri May 23 2025

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MEADE...EASTERN
LAWRENCE AND CENTRAL PENNINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 200 AM MDT...

At 119 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 3
miles east of Tilford, or 10 miles southeast of Sturgis, moving east
at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Southeastern Sturgis, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Box Elder, Summerset,
Black Hawk, Piedmont, Tilford, Hereford, Dalton Lake, and Fort Meade.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4412 10312 4414 10313 4414 10321 4420 10354
      4440 10351 4442 10283 4408 10289
TIME...MOT...LOC 0719Z 276DEG 34KT 4430 10336

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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