⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Butte, SD; Meade, SD; Pennington, SD – Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 29 at 6:26PM MDT until July 29 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

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The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
East Central Butte County in northwestern South Dakota…
Central Meade County in west central South Dakota…
Central Pennington County in west central South Dakota…

* Until 730 PM MDT.

* At 626 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
7 miles northeast of Dears Ears Butte to over Bear Country, or
along a line from 42 miles southeast of Buffalo to 6 miles
southwest of Rapid City, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and small hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Rapid Valley, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Box Elder, New Underwood,
Union Center, Enning, Hereford, Fairpoint, Stoneville, Red Owl,
Caputa, Farmingdale, Mud Butte, Maurine, Curlew Lake, Viewfield,
Rapid City Airport, Thompson Butte and Railroad Buttes.

This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 64
and 88.

Instructions

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.

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