| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Butte, SD; Meade, SD |
| Effective | 7/1/2026, 9:34:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/1/2026, 10:00:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 8:34PM MDT until July 1 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
SVRUNR
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
South Central Butte County in northwestern South Dakota…
West Central Meade County in west central South Dakota…
* Until 900 PM MDT.
* At 834 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Vale, or 11
miles northeast of Sturgis, moving east at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Half dollar size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Damage to vehicles is expected.
* Locations impacted include…
Mainly rural areas of South Central Butte and West Central Meade
Counties.
Instructions
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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