⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Southern Perkins – Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 28 at 8:08PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 808 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms and thunderstorm outflow winds extending from over Owen
Lake to near Vale, or extending from 35 miles south of Lemmon to 16
miles northeast of Sturgis, moving southeast at 25 MPH.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 MPH and half inch 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, Union Center, Bison, Nisland, Vale, Enning, Chance, Sorum,
Maurine, Mud Butte, Fairpoint, Stoneville, Opal, Red Owl, Zeona,
Date, White Owl, Marcus, Hereford and Prairie City.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If you observe hail, wind damage, or flooding, please report your
observations to the National Weather Service office in Rapid City via
phone, email, or social media, as soon as it is safe to do so.

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