⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Southern Perkins – Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 4:44PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 444 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from 11 miles northeast of Ludlow to 6 miles
south of Crow Buttes, or extending from 29 miles northeast of Buffalo
to 30 miles south of Buffalo, 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…
Ludlow, Reva, Ralph, Sorum, Hoover, Prairie City, Redig, Slim
Buttes, Sheep Buttes, Crow Buttes, Dears Ears Butte and Haystack
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.