Special Weather Statement for Butte
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Butte
- Effective
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- Moderate
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- Observed
What is happening
At 718 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Two Top Butte, or 25 miles north of Belle Fourche, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 718 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Two Top Butte, or 25 miles north of Belle Fourche, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Castle Rock, Two Top Butte, Haystack Buttes, Antelope Butte and Newell Lake.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 7:18PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Official revision
Source and limitations
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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