South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/30/2026 15:31

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 4:31PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 30, 2026 - 3:31pm
Expires: 
August 30, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
At 431 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong outflow winds extending from 12 miles southeast of Owl Butte to near Nemo, or extending from 28 miles northeast of Sturgis to 14 miles south of Sturgis, 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... Rapid City, Sturgis, Rapid Valley, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Box Elder, Black Hawk, Summerset, New Underwood, Johnson Siding, Nemo, Hermosa, Union Center, Piedmont, Vale, Hisega, Silver City, Enning, Elm Springs, Hereford and Caputa. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 30 and 90.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Northern Black Hills; Rapid City; Central Black Hills; Pennington Co Plains; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Hermosa Foothills
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov