South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/30/2026 14:54

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 3:54PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 30, 2026 - 2:54pm
Expires: 
August 30, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description: 
At 354 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking thunderstorm outflow winds extending from 6 miles west of Newell Lake to near Spearfish, or extending from 20 miles northeast of Belle Fourche to near Spearfish, moving southeast at 45 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... Spearfish, Sturgis, southeastern Belle Fourche, Deadwood, Whitewood, Newell, Nisland, Saint Onge, Vale, Fruitdale, Galena, Bear Butte State Park, Arpan, Fort Meade, Belle Fourche Reservoir, Newell Lake, Owl Butte, Apple Springs, northern Spearfish Canyon and Crow Peak. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 6 and 38.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Butte; Northern Black Hills; Northern Foothills; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov