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HWOUNR
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
428 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2026
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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-
428 AM MDT WED MAR 11 2026 /528 AM CDT WED MAR 11 2026/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AS BREEZY
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS HELP MELT SOME OF THE SNOW THAT FELL
YESTERDAY.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING. SEE NPWUNR FOR DETAILS.
THE GRASSLAND FIRE DANGER ON THE WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA PLAINS WILL
BE VERY HIGH TO EXTREME OUTSIDE OF SNOW COVER THURSDAY. AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT THURSDAY, NEAR-CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
DROPPING TO 20-30%.
LOOKING AHEAD TO THE WEEKEND, ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL MAY DEVELOP
WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR THE BLACK HILLS INTO NORTHWESTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
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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