Headline:
Special Weather Statement issued April 21 at 4:28PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event:
Special Weather Statement
Urgency:
Expected
Effective:
April 21, 2025 - 3:28pm
Expires:
April 21, 2025 - 4:30pm
Description:
At 428 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along
a line extending from 22 miles west of Ridgeway to 4 miles southeast
of Savageton. Movement was southeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include...
Rawhide Mine, Wright, Eagle Butte Mine, Pine Haven, Cordero Rojo
Mine, Dry Fork Mine, Oshoto, Weston, Moorcroft, Lightning Flat,
Hilight Gas Plant, Rozet, Coal Creek Mine, Caballo Mine, Rockypoint,
Hulett, Gillette Airport, Reno Junction, Alva, and Carlile.
This includes Interstate 90 in Wyoming between Mile Markers 121 and
172.
Instruction:
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description:
Northern Campbell; Southern Campbell; Western Crook; Wyoming Black Hills; Weston County Plains; Northeastern Crook
Forcast Office:
NWS Rapid City SD