Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
549 WWUS53 KUNR 032252 SVSUNR Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 452 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 SDC033-102-032315- /O.CON.KUNR.SV.W.0161.000000T0000Z-240703T2315Z/ Custer SD-Oglala Lakota SD- 452 PM MDT Wed Jul 3 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM MDT FOR EASTERN CUSTER AND NORTHWESTERN OGLALA LAKOTA COUNTIES... At 451 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 4 miles northeast of Fairburn, or 22 miles east of Custer, moving east at 35 mph. Ping pong ball sized hail and wind gusts of 60 to 65 mph were recently reported 5 miles north-northwest of Fairburn. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Red Shirt, Fairburn, western Badlands National Park, and Folsom. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Prepare immediately for large hail and damaging winds. People outside should move to a shelter, inside a strong building and away from windows. This storm is producing large quantities of hail. Driving through deep hail is like driving on slushy roads. Slow down and do not brake suddenly. && LAT...LON 4371 10332 4386 10324 4385 10268 4380 10270 4374 10276 4371 10280 4369 10281 4347 10300 TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 289DEG 31KT 4374 10315 THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED MAX HAIL SIZE...2.00 IN WIND THREAT...OBSERVED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ Sherburn