⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Butte – Monday, September 28, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 28 at 3:08PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 308 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Arpan, or 14 miles northeast of Belle Fourche, moving northeast at 15
mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Newell Lake, Arpan, Two Top Butte and northeastern Belle Fourche
Reservoir.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

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