Special Weather Statement for Butte; Northern Black Hills; Northern Foothills +2 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Butte, Northern Black Hills, Northern Foothills, Southern Meade Co Plains, Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 354 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorm outflow winds extending from 6 miles west of Newell Lake to near Spearfish, or extending from 20 miles northeast of Belle Fourche to near Spearfish, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 354 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorm outflow winds extending from 6 miles west of Newell Lake to near Spearfish, or extending from 20 miles northeast of Belle Fourche to near Spearfish, moving southeast at 45 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... Spearfish, Sturgis, southeastern Belle Fourche, Deadwood, Whitewood, Newell, Nisland, Saint Onge, Vale, Fruitdale, Galena, Bear Butte State Park, Arpan, Fort Meade, Belle Fourche Reservoir, Newell Lake, Owl Butte, Apple Springs, northern Spearfish Canyon and Crow Peak. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 6 and 38.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 3:54PM 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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