| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Butte; Southern Meade Co Plains |
| Effective | 7/1/2026, 9:57:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/1/2026, 10:30:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 1 at 8:57PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 857 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Vale, or 16 miles northeast of Sturgis, moving
east at 15 mph.
HAZARD…Penny size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.
Locations impacted include…
Mainly rural areas of Southeastern Butte and West Central Meade
Counties.
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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