South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/29/2026 16:22

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 5:22PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 29, 2026 - 4:22pm
Expires: 
July 29, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
At 522 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 6 miles northwest of Lodgepole to near Hoover, or extending from 30 miles west of Lemmon to 40 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... Lemmon, Bison, Reva, Meadow, Chance, Lodgepole, Sorum, White Butte, Date, Prairie City, Zeona, Maurine, Mud Butte, Hoover, Shadehill, Stoneville, Owen Lake, Sheep Buttes, Slim Buttes and Shadehill Reservoir.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Southern Perkins
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov