| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Harding; Butte |
| Effective | 7/29/2026, 5:22:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/29/2026, 5:45:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 4:22PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 422 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 11 miles north of North Cave Hills to 9
miles southeast of Gustave, or extending from 29 miles north of
Buffalo to 30 miles southwest of Buffalo, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Buffalo, Harding, Ludlow, Redig, Ladner, Gustave, Lake Gardner,
South Cave Hills, East Short Pines, North Cave Hills, Crow Buttes,
Table Mountain and West Short Pines.
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.
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