| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Butte, SD; Harding, SD |
| Effective | 8/11/2026, 6:09:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/11/2026, 7:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 5:09PM MDT until August 11 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
SVRUNR
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Butte County in northwestern South Dakota…
Southwestern Harding County in northwestern South Dakota…
* Until 615 PM MDT.
* At 509 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over West Short
Pines, or 20 miles southwest of Buffalo, moving southeast at 30
mph.
HAZARD…Tennis ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Harding, Camp Crook, Redig, Gustave, East Short Pines, Crow Buttes,
West Short Pines and Antelope Butte.
Instructions
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing
dangerous hail and damaging winds.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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