Special Weather Statement for Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Northern Black Hills +6 more
Official alert fields
What you need to know
- Applies to
- Butte, Central Black Hills, Hermosa Foothills, Northern Black Hills, Northern Meade Co Plains, Pennington Co Plains, Rapid City, Southern Meade Co Plains and 1 more
- Effective
- Ended
- Official severity
- Moderate
- Official urgency
- Expected
- Official certainty
- Observed
What is happening
At 431 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong outflow winds extending from 12 miles southeast of Owl Butte to near Nemo, or extending from 28 miles northeast of Sturgis to 14 miles south of Sturgis, 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 431 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong outflow winds extending from 12 miles southeast of Owl Butte to near Nemo, or extending from 28 miles northeast of Sturgis to 14 miles south of Sturgis, 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... Rapid City, Sturgis, Rapid Valley, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Box Elder, Black Hawk, Summerset, New Underwood, Johnson Siding, Nemo, Hermosa, Union Center, Piedmont, Vale, Hisega, Silver City, Enning, Elm Springs, Hereford and Caputa. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 30 and 90.
Lifecycle record
Official revisions
- Alert
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 4:31PM 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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