⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Butte, SD; Harding, SD; Perkins, SD – Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 7:08PM MDT until July 28 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

SVRUNR

The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Butte County in northwestern South Dakota…
Southeastern Harding County in northwestern South Dakota…
Southwestern Perkins County in northwestern South Dakota…

* Until 745 PM MDT.

* At 708 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hoover, or 32
miles south of Buffalo, moving southeast at 25 MPH.

HAZARD…70 MPH wind gusts and small hail. This storm has a history
of producing measured wind gusts of 60 to 80 MPH over the
past hour.

SOURCE…Automated observations.

IMPACT…Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to
mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings.

* Locations impacted include…
Hoover, Castle Rock, Zeona, Dears Ears Butte, Haystack Buttes,
Sheep Buttes and Newell Lake.

Instructions

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. This storm has produced widespread
damaging winds.

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.