Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 29 at 6:57PM MDT until July 29 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 29, 2026 - 5:57pm
Expires:
July 29, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
At 657 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
over Mud Butte to over Thompson Butte, or along a line from 40 miles
west of Faith to 14 miles southeast of Rapid City, moving east at 30
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and small hail.
SOURCE...Automated observations.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Rapid Valley, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Box Elder, New Underwood,
Union Center, Enning, Hereford, Fairpoint, Stoneville, Red Owl,
Caputa, Farmingdale, Mud Butte, Maurine, Curlew Lake, Viewfield,
Rapid City Airport, Thompson Butte and Railroad Buttes.
This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 64
and 88.
Instruction:
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. These storms have produced widespread
damaging winds.
Area Description:
Butte, SD; Meade, SD; Pennington, SD
Forcast Office:
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov