⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Butte – Sunday, August 23, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 5:41PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 541 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Haystack Buttes, or 31 miles northeast of Belle Fourche, moving
southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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…
Castle Rock, Hoover, Haystack Buttes, Two Top Butte and Dears Ears
Butte.

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.