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Gusts hit hard across western KELOLAND
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO)– Strong to severe storms rolled through portions of northern and northwestern KELOLAND on Sunday. While the actual storms themselves produced some impressive wind gusts, including a 100-mile-per-hour gust in Buffalo, we also got a great example of another way we can get strong winds without a storm in sight. While the […]
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Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for northwestern South Dakota through 9 p.m
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Storm Center PM Update: Warm and Unsettled Weekend Ahead
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — We have turned up our temperatures today in KELOLAND, with a few locations West River climbing into the 90s for highs. Rapid City’s high as of 3 PM CDT is 93 degrees, which will go down as their 41st day at or above 90 degrees during Meteorological Summer. Not only […]
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Slowly Warming And Back To Better Storm Chances Tomorrow
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First alert weather day winds down tonight, but Monday brings another severe storm risk to KOTA Territory
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -A severe thunderstorm watch remains in effect for western South Dakota and portions of southeastern Montana, including Ekalaka and Alzada, as Sunday’s first alert weather day begins to wind down. Hail is the main threat from the storms, though isolated wind gusts of 60, 70...
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Rapid City and the Central High Plains Face Marginal Severe Threat Monday as Storm Prediction Center Looks Three Days Ahead
RAPID CITY — A Marginal Risk of severe weather covers a corridor from the central High Plains into the northern Plains for Monday, Aug. 24, according to the Storm Prediction Center’s Day 3 outlook, issued in the early morning hours Saturday. The highlighted zone runs roughly from western Nebraska and Kansas north through South Dakota and into North Dakota, with a much broader Thunderstorms Possible area stretching across nearly the entire eastern two-thirds of the country.
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First alert weather day winds down tonight, but Monday brings another severe storm risk
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Severe storm chances build for KOTA Territory this weekend into Monday
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) -Scattered storms are expected across parts of KOTA Territory, with Interstate 90 serving as the dividing line between areas likely to see storms and areas that will stay dry. Better storm chances are expected to arrive Sunday and Monday, with hot weather described as an overarching...
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A lookback at Pactola Reservoir’s droughts
Sioux Falls, S.D. (KELO) – The Pactola Reservoir, a crucial water source for Rapid City, is experiencing a severe drought. Throughout the decades, KELOLAND has reported on similar droughts that have impacted the reservoir and impacted the local communities. Here is a look at the notable droughts. July 1985.
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Severe storm chances build for KOTA Territory this weekend into Monday
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UPDATE: Fire Reported Near Spearfish Peak
SPEARFISH, S.D. — Firefighters responded to a wildfire near Spearfish Peak this week, where smoke was seen rising from the canyon rim and emergency crews were dispatched to the area shortly after noon Wednesday. The fire follows a separate wildfire reported August 19 on the east side of Spearfish...
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Newell Community Rallies to Help School After Storm
NEWELL—On Sunday, August 16, a severe storm came through Newell fast and furious, bringing with it intense rainfall and high winds before leaving as quickly as it came. But in its wake, it left the little town with a lot of damage. The Newell School District was supposed to...
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Rapid City breaks 77-year rainfall record; storm chances return late tonight and Tuesday
Rapid City recorded 1.9 inches of rain Sunday, breaking a record that stood since 1949. A brief break is expected Monday before storms return tonight and Tuesday, when a First Alert Awareness Day has been issued for the southern Black Hills and northeast Wyoming.
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Pactola Reservoir hits lowest level in several years
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — High heat and a lack of precipitation is hitting the Pactola Reservoir hard. The reservoir in the Black Hill is at its lowest water level in several years. Recently it’s been losing three to six inches a day. “The south boat ramp, just...