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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 310, NWS Rapid City, SD
NWS Rapid City, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 13, 2025, 5:25 PM MDT for Meade 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
- Aug 13, 2025, 5:25 PM MDT (23:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 13, 2025, 6:30 PM MDT
- In force
- 65 min
- Issued by
- NWS Rapid City, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
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 23:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 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 Aug 13, 5:25 PM MDT, 0 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 13, 5:25 PM MDT, 0 minutes before
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Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Rapid City SD 454 AM MDT Wed Aug 13 2025 SDZ001-002-027-029-041-075-WYZ054>060-141300- Harding-Northern Perkins-Southern Foothills-Southern Black Hills- Western Fall River-Eastern Fall River-Northern Campbell- Southern Campbell-Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills- Weston County Plains-Newcastle-Northeastern Crook- 454 AM MDT Wed Aug 13 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a marginal risk (level 1 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today between about 300 PM and 700 PM, meaning that isolated severe storms are possible. Primary hazards include damaging winds, but large hail is also possible. Due to minimum relative humidities in the teens and westerly winds at 10-20 mph, elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions are expected this afternoon over far southwestern South Dakota and parts of northeastern Wyoming, generally south of Newcastle and Gillette. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms may occur Friday afternoon and evening. The primary hazards will be large hail and damaging winds. Due to minimum relative humidities in the teens and northwesterly winds at 10-20 mph, elevated to near-critical fire weather conditions are expected Thursday afternoon over far southwestern South Dakota and parts of northeastern Wyoming, generally south of Newcastle and Gillette. .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 SDZ012>014-024>026-028-030>032-042>044-046-047-049-072>074- 076>078-141300- Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-Northern Black Hills- Northern Foothills-Rapid City-Central Black Hills- Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon- Northern Oglala Lakota-Northern Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd- Tripp-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Southern Meade Co Plains- Hermosa Foothills-Southern Oglala Lakota-Southern Jackson- Southern Perkins- 454 AM MDT Wed Aug 13 2025 /554 AM CDT Wed Aug 13 2025/ This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a slight risk (level 2 of 5) of severe thunderstorms today between about 300 PM and 1000 PM, meaning that scattered severe storms are possible. Primary hazards include damaging winds, but large hail is also possible. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible Thursday evening and Friday afternoon and evening. The primary hazards will be large hail and damaging winds. The heat index may reach 100 degrees Thursday afternoon over south-central South Dakota. .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
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Rapid City, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 3:43 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Butte, Lawrence, Meade, Pennington | 62 min |
| Aug 13, 4:09 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Custer | 36 min |
| Aug 13, 4:10 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Butte | 35 min |
| Aug 13, 4:17 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Custer, Fall River | 58 min |
| Aug 13, 4:26 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Meade, Pennington | 64 min |
| Aug 13, 4:48 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Harding | 57 min |
| Aug 13, 4:52 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Butte, Meade, Perkins | 38 min |
| Aug 13, 5:10 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Custer, Fall River, Oglala Lakota, Pennington | 65 min |
| Aug 13, 5:30 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Meade, Perkins | 32 min |
| Aug 13, 5:40 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Harding, Perkins | 39 min |
| Aug 13, 5:58 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Oglala Lakota | 51 min |
| Aug 13, 1:56 PM MDT | Special Weather Statement | UNR | Campbell | 34 min |
| Aug 13, 2:06 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Campbell, Crook, Weston | 54 min |
| Aug 13, 2:57 PM MDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | UNR | Crook, Weston | 63 min |
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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.