926  
FLUS43 KUNR 211008  
HWOUNR  
 
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
408 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2026  
 
SDZ001-002-012>014-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>078-WYZ054>060-  
221300-  
HARDING-NORTHERN PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-  
NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOTHILLS-RAPID CITY-  
SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-  
CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-WESTERN FALL RIVER-  
NORTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-NORTHERN JACKSON-BENNETT-MELLETTE-TODD-  
TRIPP-STURGIS/PIEDMONT FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-  
HERMOSA FOOTHILLS-EASTERN FALL RIVER-SOUTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA-  
SOUTHERN JACKSON-SOUTHERN PERKINS-NORTHERN CAMPBELL-  
SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK-WYOMING BLACK HILLS-  
WESTON COUNTY PLAINS-NEWCASTLE-NORTHEASTERN CROOK-  
408 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2026 /508 AM CDT TUE APR 21 2026/  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH  
DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.  
   
DAY ONE  
TODAY AND TONIGHT  
 
VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT WIDESPREAD ELEVATED TO  
NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY.  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN  
WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY  
 
HOT, DRY, AND WINDY WEATHER MAY SUPPORT WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE  
WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY. THUNDERSTORMS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS  
WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A FEW STORMS MAY BECOME  
STRONG TO SEVERE AND BE CAPABLE OF WIND GUSTS OF OVER 50 MPH.  
 
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH GUSTS OF UP  
TO 60 MPH ACROSS NORTHWESTERN SD.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT  
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.  
 
 
 
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR FURTHER UPDATES...OR CHECK  
OUR WEB SITE AT WEATHER.GOV/RAPIDCITY  
 
 
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