Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 6:16PM MDT until August 11 at 7:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 11, 2026 - 5:16pm
Expires:
August 11, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
At 616 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Haystack
Buttes, or 34 miles northeast of Belle Fourche, moving southeast at
35 mph.
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR HAYSTACK BUTTES, CASTLE ROCK.
HAZARD...Three inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. Expect
shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and
vehicles.
Locations impacted include...
Newell, Hoover, Castle Rock, Mud Butte, Dears Ears Butte, Newell
Lake and Haystack Buttes.
Instruction:
Seek shelter now inside an interior room on the lowest floor of a
well-built structure. This storm is capable of producing destructive
hail and damaging winds.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Butte, SD; Meade, SD
Forcast Office:
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov