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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Butte, SD; Meade, SD; Pennington, SD

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Butte, Meade, Pennington
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Immediate
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Observed

What is happening

At 657 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from over Mud Butte to over Thompson Butte, or along a line from 40 miles west of Faith to 14 miles southeast of Rapid City, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and small hail. SOURCE...Automated observations. IMPACT...Expect considerable...

What the bulletin says to do

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms have produced widespread damaging winds.

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Bulletin details

At 657 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from over Mud Butte to over Thompson Butte, or along a line from 40 miles west of Faith to 14 miles southeast of Rapid City, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and small hail. SOURCE...Automated observations. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Rapid Valley, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Box Elder, New Underwood, Union Center, Enning, Hereford, Fairpoint, Stoneville, Red Owl, Caputa, Farmingdale, Mud Butte, Maurine, Curlew Lake, Viewfield, Rapid City Airport, Thompson Butte and Railroad Buttes. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 64 and 88.

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Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 29 at 6:57PM MDT until July 29 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

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  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 29 at 6:47PM MDT until July 29 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

    Official revision
  3. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 29 at 6:26PM MDT until July 29 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Rapid City SD. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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