Special Weather Statement for Butte; Northern Black Hills; Northern Foothills +8 more
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Butte, Central Black Hills, Northern Black Hills, Northern Foothills, Southern Black Hills, Southern Meade Co Plains, Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills, Newcastle and 3 more
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 452 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 5 miles east of Antelope Butte to 8 miles northwest of Morrisey, or extending from 26 miles north of Belle Fourche to 23 miles southwest of Newcastle, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail....
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Full official description
Bulletin details
At 452 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 5 miles east of Antelope Butte to 8 miles northwest of Morrisey, or extending from 26 miles north of Belle Fourche to 23 miles southwest of Newcastle, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Spearfish, Sturgis, Belle Fourche, Newcastle, Lead, Dewey, Deadwood, Whitewood, Newell, Nemo, Nisland, Osage, Saint Onge, Vale, Central City, Silver City, Beulah, Fruitdale, Rochford and Cheyenne Crossing. This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 1 and 40. Interstate 90 in Wyoming between Mile Markers 204 and 207.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 4:52PM 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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