⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Harding; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Southern Meade Co Plains; Southern Perkins – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 8:11PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 811 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 8 miles south of Sorum to 6 miles west
of Fairpoint, or extending from 36 miles southeast of Buffalo to 37
miles northeast of Sturgis, 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…
Enning, Maurine, Mud Butte, Opal, Stoneville, Fairpoint, Red Owl,
Zeona, Date, White Owl, Marcus, Sheep Buttes and southeastern Slim
Buttes.

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.