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Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
1239 PM MDT Wed Apr 1 2026

SDZ001-012-013-024>032-041>044-046-047-049-072>077-WYZ054>060-
021315-
Harding-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Northern Black Hills-
Northern Foothills-Rapid City-Southern Foothills-
Central Black Hills-Southern Black Hills-Custer Co Plains-
Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Western Fall River-
Northern Oglala Lakota-Northern Jackson-Bennett-Mellette-Todd-
Tripp-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Southern Meade Co Plains-
Hermosa Foothills-Eastern Fall River-Southern Oglala Lakota-
Southern Jackson-Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-
Western Crook-Wyoming Black Hills-Weston County Plains-Newcastle-
Northeastern Crook-
1239 PM MDT Wed Apr 1 2026 /139 PM CDT Wed Apr 1 2026/

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

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Scattered light rain showers are expected across the area today.
Towards the north a mix of rain/snow may be present, with
predominantly snow along the ND border. There are also chances of
patchy fog for tomorrow morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Rain will build into the area Thursday afternoon as the bigger
system arrives. After midnight, the precip will transition to
snow. This transition will be messy, with uncertainty in the
timing and duration. Less than an inch of snow is expected along
the NE border, increasing as you move northward where the
northeastern counties (and Black Hills) may see upwards of 7".

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed today.

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Stay tuned to NOAA weather radio for further updates...or check
our web site at weather.gov/rapidcity

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
111 AM MDT Thu Apr 2 2026

SDZ001-002-012>014-024-025-078-WYZ056-057-060-022215-
/O.CON.KUNR.WS.A.0002.260403T0600Z-260404T1200Z/
Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-
Northern Black Hills-Northern Foothills-Southern Perkins-Western
Crook-Wyoming Black Hills-Northeastern Crook-
Including the cities of Deadwood, Zeona, Saint Onge, Fruitdale,
Beulah, Hoover, Prairie City, Howes, Mystic, Cheyenne Crossing,
Sundance, Bison, Meadow, Four Corners, Sorum, Belle Fourche
Reservoir, Silver City, Cherry Creek, Moorcroft, Faith, Lead,
Whitewood, Brownsville, Ladner, Newell, Belle Fourche, Glad
Valley, Shadehill, Hulett, Terry Peak, Rochford, Deerfield,
Devils Tower, Usta, Aladdin, Keyhole Reservoir, Pine Haven, South
Eagle Butte, Ludlow, Redig, Opal, Dupree, Vale, Colony, Nemo,
Camp Crook, Buffalo, Spearfish, Red Owl, Galena, Mud Butte, Reva,
and Lemmon
111 AM MDT Thu Apr 2 2026

...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...

* WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation possible. Total snow
  accumulations between 3 and 8 inches and a light glaze of ice
  accumulation. Heaviest snow across far northern Perkins County and
  in the northern Black Hills, where locally higher snow amounts are
  possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northwestern and the Black Hills of South
  Dakota and northeast and the Black Hills of Wyoming.

* WHEN...From late tonight through late Friday night.

* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions. The hazardous
  conditions could impact the Friday morning and evening commutes.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the latest forecasts for updates on this situation.

&&

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SE

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