⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains – Saturday, July 25, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 25 at 2:35PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 235 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles southeast of Bear Butte State Park, or 12 miles east of
Sturgis, moving east at 25 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…
Bear Butte State Park.

This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota near Mile Marker 37.

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.