| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Harding |
| Effective | 7/30/2026, 3:22:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/30/2026, 3:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 30 at 2:22PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 222 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles northwest of Lake Gardner, or 9 miles northwest of Buffalo,
moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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…
Buffalo, Ladner, Lake Gardner, South Cave Hills and North Cave
Hills.
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.
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