| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Southern Perkins |
| Effective | 8/30/2026, 6:36:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 8/30/2026, 7:15:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 5:36PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 536 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms extending from 6 miles northeast of Glad Valley to over
Howes, or extending from 29 miles north of Dupree to 27 miles south
of Faith, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and pea 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…
Dupree, Faith, Red Elm, Iron Lightning, Red Scaffold, Thunder
Butte, Usta, Glad Valley, Marcus, Durkee Lake, Arrow Head Buttes,
Intersection of Cherry Creek and Sunnybrook Roads, Takini and
western Cheyenne River Reservation.
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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