Special Weather Statement for Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains
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What is happening
At 235 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Bear Butte State Park, or 12 miles east of Sturgis, moving east at 25 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...
What the bulletin says to do
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
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Bulletin details
At 235 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8 miles southeast of Bear Butte State Park, or 12 miles east of Sturgis, moving east at 25 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... Bear Butte State Park. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota near Mile Marker 37.
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Special Weather Statement issued July 25 at 2:35PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
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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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