South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/25/2026 13:59

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 25 at 2:59PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 25, 2026 - 1:59pm
Expires: 
July 25, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description: 
At 259 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms near Haystack Buttes, or 32 miles south of Buffalo, moving east at 30 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... Hoover, Castle Rock, Haystack Buttes, Dears Ears Butte, Two Top Butte and Antelope Butte.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Harding; Butte
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov