| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Butte, SD; Harding, SD |
| Effective | 8/30/2026, 4:40:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/30/2026, 5:30:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 30 at 3:40PM MDT until August 30 at 4:30PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
SVRUNR
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northern Butte County in northwestern South Dakota…
Southeastern Harding County in northwestern South Dakota…
* Until 430 PM MDT.
* At 340 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
near Crow Buttes to 11 miles south of Antelope Butte, or along a
line from 23 miles south of Buffalo to 13 miles north of Belle
Fourche, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and small hail.
SOURCE…Automated observations.
IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include…
Hoover, Redig, Castle Rock, Haystack Buttes, Crow Buttes, Two Top
Butte, Dears Ears Butte, East Short Pines, Sheep Buttes, Antelope
Butte and Slim Buttes.
Instructions
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms have produced damaging winds.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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