⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Butte; Northern Black Hills; Northern Foothills; Northeastern Crook – Thursday, July 30, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 30 at 2:03PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 203 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Belle Fourche, moving southeast at 20 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny 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, Belle Fourche, Saint Onge, Bridal Veil Falls and
northern Spearfish Canyon.

This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 2
and 16.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.