Special Weather Statement for Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Northern Black Hills +13 more
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Butte, Central Black Hills, Custer Co Plains, Eastern Fall River, Hermosa Foothills, Northern Black Hills, Northern Foothills, Northern Meade Co Plains and 8 more
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- Moderate
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- Observed
What is happening
At 537 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 6 miles north of Dears Ears Butte to 25 miles southwest of Provo, or extending from 39 miles southeast of Buffalo to 29 miles southwest of Edgemont, 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 537 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 6 miles north of Dears Ears Butte to 25 miles southwest of Provo, or extending from 39 miles southeast of Buffalo to 29 miles southwest of Edgemont, 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... Rapid City, southeastern Spearfish, Sturgis, Hot Springs, Lead, Custer, Hill City, Edgemont, Rapid Valley, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Box Elder, Dewey, Black Hawk, Summerset, Deadwood, Whitewood, Johnson Siding, Newell, Nemo and Hermosa. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 15 and 67.
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Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 5:37PM 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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