| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Harding; Butte |
| Effective | 7/8/2026, 11:37:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/9/2026, 12:00:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 8 at 10:37PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 1037 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Antelope Butte, or 19 miles north of Belle Fourche, moving east at 20
mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.
Locations impacted include…
Harding, Gustave, Redig, Antelope Butte, East Short Pines, Crow
Buttes, Two Top Butte, West Short Pines, Arpan and northwestern
Belle Fourche Reservoir.
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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