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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 65, NWS Rapid City, SD

June 28, 2017Custer County, Pennington County, South Dakota

NWS Rapid City, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 28, 2017, 5:36 PM MDT for Custer County, Pennington County, South Dakota. It was in force for 54 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jun 28, 2017, 5:36 PM MDT (23:36 UTC)
Expired
Jun 28, 2017, 6:30 PM MDT
In force
54 min
Issued by
NWS Rapid City, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.5 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Custer County, SD, Pennington County, SD

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 28, 5:05 PM MDT, 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 28, 5:05 PM MDT, 31 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 28, 4:22 AM MDT, 13 hours 14 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
422 AM MDT Wed Jun 28 2017

SDZ024>030-041-042-072-074-WYZ054>058-071-291300-
Northern Black Hills-Northern Foot Hills-Rapid City-
Southern Foot Hills-Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-
Custer Co Plains-Fall River-Oglala Lakota-
Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-Hermosa Foot Hills-Northern Campbell-
Southern Campbell-Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills-Weston-
Northeastern Crook-
422 AM MDT Wed Jun 28 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

Expected scattered thunderstorms today and tonight. Isolated
severe thunderstorms with marginally severe hail and damaging
winds are possible this afternoon and evening.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Scattered thunderstorms will occur during the day Thursday, but
organized severe thunderstorms are not expected.

.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

SDZ001-002-012>014-031-032-043-046-073-291300-
Harding-Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-
Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Jackson-Mellette-
Southern Meade Co Plains-
422 AM MDT Wed Jun 28 2017 /522 AM CDT Wed Jun 28 2017/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms will occur today, but organized severe
thunderstorms are not expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Scattered thunderstorms will occur through sunset Thursday, but
organized severe thunderstorms are not expected.

.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

SDZ044-047-049-291300-
Bennett-Todd-Tripp-
422 AM MDT Wed Jun 28 2017 /522 AM CDT Wed Jun 28 2017/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms will occur today, but organized severe
thunderstorms are not expected.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Scattered thunderstorms will occur Thursday. Isolated severe
thunderstorms with marginally severe hail and damaging winds are
possible Thursday afternoon and early evening.

.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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 28, 3:48 PM MDT, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 28, 4:15 PM MDT, 1 hour 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD
415 PM MDT WED JUN 28 2017

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0410 PM     TSTM WND GST     HULETT                  44.68N 104.60W
06/28/2017  M60 MPH          CROOK              WY   TRAINED SPOTTER

&&

KCLARK
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 4:17 PM MDT, 1 hour 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
417 PM MDT WED JUN 28 2017

SDZ027-029-030-074-282245-
Custer Co Plains SD-Hermosa Foot Hills SD-Southern Foot Hills SD-
Southern Black Hills SD-
417 PM MDT WED JUN 28 2017

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CUSTER AND NORTHEASTERN
FALL RIVER COUNTIES...

At 417 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Wind Cave Visitors Center, or near Hot Springs, moving northeast at
30 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Hot Springs, Buffalo Gap, Wind Cave National Park, Cold Brook
Reservoir, Wind Cave Visitors Center and southeastern Custer State
Park.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 4356 10358 4373 10326 4351 10302 4347 10318
      4348 10322 4345 10326 4340 10346
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 240DEG 28KT 4352 10343

JC
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 4:49 PM MDT, 47 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
449 PM MDT WED JUN 28 2017

SDZ030-041-042-282315-
Custer Co Plains SD-Fall River SD-Oglala Lakota SD-
449 PM MDT WED JUN 28 2017

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTH CENTRAL CUSTER...NORTHWESTERN
OGLALA LAKOTA AND NORTHEASTERN FALL RIVER COUNTIES...

At 448 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Intersection of Red Shirt and Cuny Table Roads, or 23
miles east of Hot Springs, moving east at 35 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Red Shirt Table Overlook and Intersection of Red Shirt and Cuny Table
Roads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 4337 10307 4355 10316 4367 10277 4341 10260
TIME...MOT...LOC 2248Z 258DEG 30KT 4350 10301

JC
Special weather statement, Jun 28, 4:51 PM MDT, 45 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
451 PM MDT WED JUN 28 2017

SDZ012-024-025-282315-
Northern Black Hills SD-Butte SD-Northern Foot Hills SD-
451 PM MDT WED JUN 28 2017

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER SOUTHWESTERN BUTTE AND NORTHERN LAWRENCE
COUNTIES...

At 451 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Beulah, or 7 miles northwest of Spearfish, moving east at 40 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Spearfish, southern Belle Fourche, Lead, Deadwood, Whitewood, Saint
Onge, Central City, Crow Peak, Bridal Veil Falls and Spearfish
Canyon.

This Includes...
 Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 1 and 25.
 Interstate 90 in Wyoming near Mile Marker 207.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

LAT...LON 4461 10357 4429 10367 4442 10406 4469 10406
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 287DEG 35KT 4458 10398

JC
Local storm report, Jun 28, 5:17 PM MDT, 19 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 6:21 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRHaakon, Jackson, Meade, Mellette, Pennington54 min
Jun 27, 8:03 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRButte27 min
Jun 28, 2:14 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRPennington31 min
Jun 28, 2:18 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNR27 min
Jun 28, 2:18 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRCuster42 min
Jun 28, 2:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNROglala Lakota41 min
Jun 28, 3:11 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRFall River34 min
Jun 28, 3:30 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNROglala Lakota45 min
Jun 28, 3:48 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRFall River27 min
Jun 28, 4:17 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRCuster28 min
Jun 28, 4:46 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRPennington59 min
Jun 28, 4:49 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNROglala Lakota26 min
Jun 28, 4:51 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRLawrence24 min
Jun 28, 2:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRCampbell, Crook66 min
Jun 28, 3:44 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRCrook61 min
Jun 28, 5:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRCampbell55 min

Nearby

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Sources

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