⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Butte; Northern Black Hills; Northern Foothills; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills – Thursday, July 30, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 30 at 2:18PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 218 PM MDT, Automated observations a strong thunderstorm near
Spearfish, moving southeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch size hail.

SOURCE…Automated observations.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Spearfish, Sturgis, Belle Fourche, Lead, Deadwood, Whitewood, Saint
Onge, Central City, Fruitdale, Galena, Brownsville, Bridal Veil
Falls, Apple Springs, northern Spearfish Canyon, Crow Peak, Fort
Meade and Bear Butte State Park.

This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 1
and 32.

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.