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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Rapid City, SD

May 23, 2024Meade County, Pennington County, South Dakota

NWS Rapid City, SD issued this high wind warning at May 23, 2024, 2:20 PM MDT for Meade County, Pennington County, South Dakota. It took effect at May 23, 2024, 8:00 PM MDT. It was in force for 15 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
May 23, 2024, 2:20 PM MDT (20:20 UTC)
In effect from
May 23, 2024, 8:00 PM MDT
Expired
May 24, 2024, 11:04 AM MDT
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Rapid City, SD

Counties Meade County, SD, Pennington County, SD

The radar

The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 18 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at May 23, 11:13 AM MDT, 3 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 23, 11:13 AM MDT, 3 hours 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, May 23, 3:37 AM MDT, 10 hours 43 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
337 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024

SDZ012-013-025>031-041-042-072>076-WYZ054>060-241300-
Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Northern Foothills-Rapid City-
Southern Foothills-Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-
Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains-Western Fall River-
Northern Oglala Lakota-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-
Southern Meade Co Plains-Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River-
Southern Oglala Lakota-Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-
Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills-Weston County Plains-Newcastle-
Northeastern Crook-
337 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western South
Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a chance for thunderstorms this afternoon into this
evening. Severe weather is not expected though some of the
stronger storms may be capable of gusty winds and small hail.

Strong winds will develop later tonight into early Friday with
gusts of up to 50 mph possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

There is a chance for thunderstorms at times through the rest of
the week into the holiday weekend. Organized severe thunderstorms
are not expected at this time.

.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

SDZ002-046-047-049-241300-
Northern Perkins-Mellette-Todd-Tripp-
337 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024 /437 AM CDT Thu May 23 2024/

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a slight risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms
today, meaning that scattered severe storms are possible. Primary
hazards include damaging wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph and hail up to
2 inches.

Strong winds are then possible later tonight into early Friday
with gusts of up to 45 mph possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

There is a chance for thunderstorms at times through the rest of
the week into the holiday weekend. Organized severe thunderstorms
are not expected at this time.

.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

SDZ001-014-032-043-044-077-078-241300-
Harding-Ziebach-Haakon-Northern Jackson-Bennett-Southern Jackson-
Southern Perkins-
337 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) of severe thunderstorms
today, meaning that isolated severe storms are possible. Primary
hazards include damaging wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph and hail up to
2 inches.

Strong winds are then possible later tonight into early Friday
with gusts of up to 45 mph possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

There is a chance for thunderstorms at times through the rest of
the week into the holiday weekend. Organized severe thunderstorms
are not expected at this time.

.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

SDZ024-241300-
Northern Black Hills-
337 AM MDT Thu May 23 2024

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of the Black Hills
of South Dakota.

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

There is a chance for snow in the northern Black Hills tonight
with accumulations of 1 to 2 inches possible.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

There is a chance for thunderstorms at times through the rest of
the week into the holiday weekend. Organized severe thunderstorms
are not expected at this time.

.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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 23, 2:18 AM MDTHigh Wind WatchUNRMeade, Pennington12 hr
May 23, 2:18 AM MDTWind AdvisoryUNRBennett, Butte, Fall River, Haakon, Harding, Jackson and 8 more36 hr
May 23, 3:36 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRMellette, Todd, Tripp54 min
May 23, 4:24 PM MDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningUNRMellette, Todd, Tripp66 min
May 23, 4:50 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRTodd40 min
May 23, 5:01 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRPerkins29 min
May 23, 5:28 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRTripp47 min
May 23, 5:32 PM MDTSpecial Weather StatementUNRZiebach28 min

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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.