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WWUS83 KUNR 222308
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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
508 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
SDZ031-042-076-077-222345-
SOUTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA SD-NORTHERN OGLALA LAKOTA SD-
PENNINGTON CO PLAINS SD-SOUTHERN JACKSON SD-
508 PM MDT WED APR 22 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN OGLALA LAKOTA
WEST CENTRAL JACKSON AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 545
PM MDT...
AT 508 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
SOUTHEASTERN BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, OR 37 MILES NORTH OF PINE RIDGE,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH AND PEA TO HALF INCH HAIL. DRY
LIGHTNING.
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...
KYLE, POTATO CREEK, LONESOME VALLEY, GOOSE NECK HOUSING, THUNDER
VALLEY, KYLE NORTH ROUTE HOUSING, ROCKYFORD, SHARPS CORNER,
EVERGREEN, BADLANDS NATIONAL PARK, AND NORTHWESTERN PINE RIDGE
RESERVATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE 10 MILES AWAY FROM A THUNDERSTORM. SEEK A SAFE
SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING OR VEHICLE.
LAT...LON 4328 10242 4340 10268 4386 10236 4359 10180
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 217DEG 32KT 4354 10231
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH
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