⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Harding; Butte – Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 28 at 6:13PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 613 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms extending from 7 miles northwest of Reva to near
Gustave, or extending from 18 miles east of Buffalo to 28 miles
southwest of Buffalo, moving southeast at 15 MPH.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 MPH and half inch size hail. These
storms have produced measured wind gusts as high as 50 MPH
near and south of Camp Crook.

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…
Buffalo, Harding, Reva, Ralph, Camp Crook, Redig, Gustave, Lake
Gardner, East Short Pines, Crow Buttes, Slim Buttes and West Short
Pines.

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.