| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Northern Meade Co Plains; Southern Meade Co Plains |
| Effective | 7/30/2026, 5:32:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/30/2026, 6:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 30 at 4:32PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 432 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Union Center, or 43 miles east of Sturgis, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Union Center, Enning, Elm Springs, White Owl, Red Owl, Stoneville
and Marcus.
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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