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Red Flag Warning 6, NWS Rapid City, SD

July 21, 2017

NWS Rapid City, SD issued this red flag warning at Jul 21, 2017, 3:49 AM CDT. It took effect at Jul 21, 2017, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 21, 2017, 3:49 AM CDT (08:49 UTC)
In effect from: Jul 21, 2017, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired: Jul 21, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
In force: 9 hr
Issued by: NWS Rapid City, SD

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this red flag warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before this red flag warning went out at Jul 21, 3:23 AM CDT, 26 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 21, 3:23 AM CDT, 26 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 11:59 AM CDT, 15 hours 50 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
1059 AM MDT Thu Jul 20 2017

SDZ013-014-024>031-041-072>074-WYZ054>058-071-211300-
Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-Northern Black Hills-
Northern Foot Hills-Rapid City-Southern Foot Hills-
Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-Custer Co Plains-
Pennington Co Plains-Fall River-Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-
Southern Meade Co Plains-Hermosa Foot Hills-Northern Campbell-
Southern Campbell-Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills-Weston-
Northeastern Crook-
1059 AM MDT Thu Jul 20 2017

This Hazardous weather outlook is for portions of the Black Hills
of South Dakota...western South Dakota...northeast Wyoming...and
the Black Hills of Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop late
this afternoon into this evening. Some of these storms will be
strong to severe with large hail and damaging winds possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

After a quiet weekend, an active weather pattern will return
early next week.

.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

SDZ001-002-012-211300-
Harding-Perkins-Butte-
1059 AM MDT Thu Jul 20 2017

This Hazardous weather outlook is for portions of western South
Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will develop late
this afternoon into this evening. Some of these storms will be
strong to severe with large hail and damaging winds possible.

Additionally...the combination of very warm temperatures and
breezy winds will push the grassland fire danger into the very
high category today.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

After a quiet weekend, an active weather pattern will return
early next week.

.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

SDZ032-042>044-046-047-049-211300-
Haakon-Oglala Lakota-Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-Tripp-
1059 AM MDT Thu Jul 20 2017 /1159 AM CDT Thu Jul 20 2017/

This Hazardous weather outlook is for portions of south central
South Dakota...and western South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms will move across
the South Dakota plains this evening and overnight. A few storms
will be strong to severe with large hail and damaging winds
possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

After a quiet weekend, an active weather pattern will return
early next week.

.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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jul 20, 10:42 PM CDT, 5 hours 7 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 10:57 PM CDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 20, 11:09 PM CDT, 4 hours 40 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 20, 11:32 PM CDT, 4 hours 17 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 21, 12:02 AM CDT, 3 hours 47 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 21, 12:52 AM CDT, 2 hours 57 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Rapid City, SD issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 20, 8:08 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Harding	37 min
Jul 20, 8:48 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Ziebach	27 min
Jul 20, 9:42 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Butte	48 min
Jul 20, 10:02 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Perkins	43 min
Jul 20, 11:32 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Custer	28 min
Jul 21, 12:02 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Lawrence	28 min
Jul 21, 4:12 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Todd	48 min
Jul 21, 4:59 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Tripp	61 min
Jul 21, 5:53 AM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Tripp	37 min
Jul 21, 2:56 PM CDT	Fire Weather Watch	UNR		13 hr
Jul 20, 7:27 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Crook	33 min
Jul 20, 7:44 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Campbell	31 min
Jul 20, 8:16 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Campbell	29 min
Jul 20, 8:23 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Weston	37 min
Jul 20, 8:51 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Crook, Weston	54 min
Jul 20, 8:54 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Campbell, Weston	66 min
Jul 20, 9:39 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	UNR	Campbell, Crook, Weston	53 min
Jul 20, 10:57 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	UNR	Weston	33 min

Nearby

Red Flag Warnings in South Dakota, 2017 Red Flag Warnings in Wyoming, 2017 Every red flag warning in 2017

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.