⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Butte, SD; Harding, SD; Perkins, SD – Sunday, August 23, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 23 at 9:05PM MDT until August 23 at 9:45PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

SVRUNR

The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Butte County in northwestern South Dakota…
Southeastern Harding County in northwestern South Dakota…
Southwestern Perkins County in northwestern South Dakota…

* Until 945 PM MDT.

* At 905 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sheep Buttes,
or 34 miles southeast of Buffalo, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Zeona and Sheep Buttes.

Instructions

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.

Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.

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