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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
1134 AM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026

SDZ001-002-012>014-025>027-029>032-041>043-046-072>075-077-078-
WYZ054>056-058>060-100845-
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Harding-Northern Perkins-Butte-Northern Meade Co Plains-Ziebach-
Northern Foothills-Rapid City-Southern Foothills-Southern Black
Hills-Custer Co Plains-Pennington Co Plains-Haakon-Western Fall
River-Northern Oglala Lakota-Northern Jackson-Mellette-
Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills-Southern Meade Co Plains-Hermosa
Foothills-Eastern Fall River-Southern Jackson-Southern Perkins-
Northern Campbell-Southern Campbell-Western Crook-Weston County
Plains-Newcastle-Northeastern Crook-
Including the cities of Tilford, Recluse, Clareton, Wind Cave,
Smithwick, Shadehill, Elm Springs, Newcastle, Howes, Philip, White
River, Mud Butte, Folsom, Rapid City, Buffalo, South Eagle Butte,
Caputa, Buffalo Gap, Belle Fourche Reservoir, Spearfish, Glad Valley,
Fruitdale, Upton, Ardmore, Devils Tower, Whitewood, Black Hawk,
Pringle, Hoover, Lemmon, Wasta, Summerset, Norris, Sorum, Belvidere,
Ludlow, Hermosa, Union Center, Moorcroft, Piedmont, Midland, Meadow,
Saint Onge, Long Valley, Kadoka, Rochelle, Beulah, Scenic, Red Owl,
Oral, Wall, Sharps Corner, Wright, Dupree, Hot Springs, Ellsworth
AFB, Camp Crook, Weston, Oelrichs, Hulett, Argyle, Ladner, Edgemont,
Box Elder, Cherry Creek, Cottonwood, Interior, Wood, Enning, Redig,
Vale, Cedar Butte, New Underwood, Zeona, White Owl, Angostura
Reservoir, Colony, Opal, Sturgis, Gillette, Belle Fourche, Osage,
Usta, Quinn, Keyhole Reservoir, Faith, Rozet, Aladdin, Pine Haven,
Reva, Milesville, Kyle, Bison, Potato Creek, Wanblee, Newell,
Rockyford, Provo, Prairie City, Rumford, and Fairburn
1134 AM MDT Thu Jul 9 2026 /1234 PM CDT Thu Jul 9 2026/

...EXTREME HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...Dangerously hot conditions with heat index values ranging
  from 100 to 105 possible.

* WHERE...Portions of northwestern, south central, southwestern, and
  the Black Hills of South Dakota and northeast Wyoming.

* WHEN...From Saturday afternoon through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during
  extreme heat events.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors.

Do not leave young children and pets in unattended vehicles. Car
interiors will reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.

Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.

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GS