570  
WWUS83 KUNR 230212  
SPSUNR  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
912 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
SDZ046-230245-  
MELLETTE SD-  
912 PM CDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN MELLETTE COUNTY  
THROUGH 945 PM CDT...  
 
AT 911 PM CDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 6  
MILES NORTHEAST OF CEDAR BUTTE, OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF WHITE RIVER,  
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 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...  
CEDAR BUTTE.  
 
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 4361 10116 4384 10099 4381 10096 4383 10093  
4379 10089 4376 10081 4372 10079 4374 10075  
4372 10074 4371 10068 4377 10060 4373 10055  
4373 10049 4353 10102  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0211Z 218DEG 44KT 4366 10096  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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