⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Butte, SD; Meade, SD – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 4:20PM MDT until July 2 at 5:15PM 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…
Southeastern Butte County in northwestern South Dakota…
West Central Meade County in west central South Dakota…

* Until 515 PM MDT.

* At 420 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Bear Butte State Park, or 14 miles northeast of Sturgis, moving
east at 15 mph.

HAZARD…Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Mainly rural areas of Southeastern Butte and West Central Meade
Counties, northeast of Sturgis along highway 34.

Instructions

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing
dangerous hail and damaging winds.

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