1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Rapid City, SD wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 15, 8:10 PM MST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR WESTERN SD AND NORTHEASTERN WY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD 910 PM MDT MON APR 15 2002 JUST SOME SCT SHOWERS IN ERN WY...MORE SIG RAIN STILL WELL TO THE WEST. WL UPDATE ZONES TO GO SCT SHOWERS VS LIKELY. WL ALSO TWEEK WINDS ABIT. .UNR...NONE.
The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 91 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 06:31 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A local radio station reported several reports of tree limbs down and shingles blown off roofs in town. One window was broken by flying debris.
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