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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
1107 AM MDT WED APR 22 2026
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NORTHERN BLACK HILLS-NORTHERN FOOTHILLS-SOUTHERN FOOTHILLS-
CENTRAL BLACK HILLS-SOUTHERN BLACK HILLS-WESTERN FALL RIVER-
NORTHERN CAMPBELL-SOUTHERN CAMPBELL-WESTERN CROOK-
WYOMING BLACK HILLS-WESTON COUNTY PLAINS-NEWCASTLE-
NORTHEASTERN CROOK-
1107 AM MDT WED APR 22 2026
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN WYOMING.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
SUPPORT WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. AN
ISOLATED STORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HOWEVER, SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH GUSTS OF UP
TO 55 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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HARDING-NORTHERN PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-ZIEBACH-
RAPID CITY-CUSTER CO PLAINS-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS-HAAKON-
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-
1107 AM MDT WED APR 22 2026 /1207 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026/
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN SOUTH
DAKOTA.
DAY ONE
THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A MARGINAL RISK (LEVEL 1 OF 5) OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY, MEANING THAT ISOLATED SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. PRIMARY
HAZARDS INCLUDE SMALL HAIL AND STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 60 MPH.
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS COMBINED WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
SUPPORT WIDESPREAD CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH GUSTS OF UP
TO 55 MPH ACROSS NORTHWESTERN SD.
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY 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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