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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 101, NWS Rapid City, SD

June 8, 2018Custer County, Pennington County, South Dakota

NWS Rapid City, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 8, 2018, 4:10 PM MDT for Custer County, Pennington County, South Dakota. It was in force for 65 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 8, 2018, 4:10 PM MDT (22:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 8, 2018, 5:15 PM MDT
In force
65 min
Issued by
NWS Rapid City, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.75 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Custer County, SD, Pennington County, SD

The radar

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jun 8, 1:39 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

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 8, 2:43 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 8, 2:43 PM MDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 8, 4:04 AM MDT, 12 hours 6 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
404 AM MDT Fri Jun 8 2018

SDZ031-032-042>044-046-047-049-091300-
Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Oglala Lakota-Jackson-Bennett-
Mellette-Todd-Tripp-
404 AM MDT Fri Jun 8 2018 /504 AM CDT Fri Jun 8 2018/

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of south central
South Dakota...and southwestern South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into tonight.
There is an enhanced risk of severe thunderstorms. Large hail,
damaging winds and locally heavy rain will be the main threat. There
is also a small threat for tornadoes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

There is a chance of thunderstorms each day through the weekend.
There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Saturday and
Sunday.

.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

SDZ013-014-024>030-041-072>074-WYZ057-058-091300-
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-
Fall River-Sturgis/Piedmont Foot Hills-Southern Meade Co Plains-
Hermosa Foot Hills-Wyoming Black Hills-Weston-
404 AM MDT Fri Jun 8 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwestern
South Dakota...southwestern South Dakota...the Black Hills of
South Dakota...northeast Wyoming...and the Black Hills of
Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon into tonight.
There is a slight risk of severe thunderstorms. Large hail,
damaging winds and locally heavy rain will be the main threat.
There is also a small threat for tornadoes.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

There is a chance of thunderstorms each day through the weekend.
There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Saturday and
Sunday.

.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-WYZ054>056-071-091300-
Harding-Perkins-Butte-Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-
Western Crook-Northeastern Crook-
404 AM MDT Fri Jun 8 2018

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of northwestern
South Dakota...and northeast Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening.
There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms. Large hail,
damaging winds and locally heavy rain will be the main threat.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Saturday through Thursday

There is a chance of thunderstorms each day through the weekend.
There is a marginal risk of severe thunderstorms Saturday and
Sunday.

.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

Local storm report, Jun 8, 3:56 PM MDT, 14 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 8, 4:02 PM MDT, 8 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jun 8, 4:08 PM MDT, 2 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 8:06 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRFall River24 min
Jun 7, 8:35 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRButte, Harding55 min
Jun 7, 9:02 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRButte58 min
Jun 7, 9:22 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRButte, Harding, Perkins53 min
Jun 7, 9:54 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRButte, Meade, Perkins66 min
Jun 7, 10:28 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRMeade, Perkins62 min
Jun 7, 11:19 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRMeade41 min
Jun 7, 11:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRMeade, Ziebach47 min
Jun 8, 12:10 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRHaakon, Ziebach50 min
Jun 8, 1:27 AM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRHaakon48 min
Jun 8, 1:52 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRLawrence, Meade38 min
Jun 8, 2:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRLawrence, Meade, Pennington66 min
Jun 8, 3:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRJackson52 min
Jun 8, 3:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRPennington51 min
Jun 8, 3:31 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRJackson44 min
Jun 8, 3:42 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRJackson78 min
Jun 8, 3:45 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRLawrence30 min
Jun 8, 4:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRLawrence45 min
Jun 8, 4:43 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRHarding47 min
Jun 8, 4:56 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRHaakon, Jackson64 min
Jun 8, 4:57 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRJackson, Mellette63 min
Jun 8, 5:08 PM MDTFlash Flood WarningUNRJackson3 hr
Jun 8, 5:15 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRJackson45 min
Jun 8, 5:23 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRHaakon, Jackson, Oglala Lakota, Pennington51 min
Jun 8, 5:34 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRBennett, Mellette, Todd56 min
Jun 8, 5:41 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRHarding49 min
Jun 7, 7:07 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRCampbell38 min
Jun 7, 7:23 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRCampbell52 min
Jun 8, 4:37 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRCampbell53 min
Jun 8, 5:34 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRCrook41 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in South Dakota, 2018Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2018

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.