993  
WWUS83 KUNR 311848  
SPSUNR  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
1248 PM MDT SUN MAY 31 2026  
 
SDZ026-028-030-031-074-311915-  
CUSTER CO PLAINS SD-PENNINGTON CO PLAINS SD-CENTRAL BLACK HILLS SD-  
HERMOSA FOOTHILLS SD-RAPID CITY SD-  
1248 PM MDT SUN MAY 31 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL CUSTER AND  
SOUTHWESTERN PENNINGTON COUNTIES THROUGH 115 PM MDT...  
 
AT 1246 PM MDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR  
HAYWARD, OR 12 MILES SOUTH OF RAPID CITY, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 15 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH AND NICKEL SIZE 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...  
HERMOSA, HAYWARD, BEAR COUNTRY, AND HART RANCH.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 
IF YOU OBSERVE HAIL, WIND DAMAGE, OR FLOODING, PLEASE REPORT YOUR  
OBSERVATIONS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN RAPID CITY  
VIA PHONE, EMAIL, OR SOCIAL MEDIA, AS SOON AS IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4387 10340 4399 10333 4392 10300 4371 10314  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1846Z 294DEG 15KT 4388 10328  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH  
 
 
 
KSMITH  
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