⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Butte – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 2:51PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 251 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms 7 miles northwest of Arpan, or 14 miles north of Belle
Fourche, moving east at 10 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…
Two Top Butte.

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.