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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
413 AM MDT Wed May 14 2025

SDZ026-028>031-042-072>074-141115-
Custer Co Plains SD-Northern Oglala Lakota SD-
Pennington Co Plains SD-Central Black Hills SD-
Southern Meade Co Plains SD-Southern Black Hills SD-
Hermosa Foothills SD-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills SD-Rapid City SD-
413 AM MDT Wed May 14 2025

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN MEADE...NORTHEASTERN
CUSTER...NORTHWESTERN OGLALA LAKOTA AND SOUTH CENTRAL PENNINGTON
COUNTIES THROUGH 515 AM MDT...

At 413 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 3 miles northwest of Ellsworth Air Force Base
to 3 miles west of Fairburn. Movement was northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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...
Rapid City, Rapid Valley, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Box Elder, Black
Hawk, Summerset, New Underwood, Hermosa, Fairburn, Caputa, Hayward,
Rockerville, Farmingdale, Hereford, Rapid City Airport, Buffalo
Corrals, State Game Lodge, Thompson Butte, Reptile Gardens, and
Viewfield.

This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 51
and 78.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4363 10343 4436 10329 4461 10273 4460 10271
      4357 10294
TIME...MOT...LOC 1013Z 210DEG 29KT 4419 10314 4367 10328

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Helgeson