South Dakota, Wyoming Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/29/2026 15:52

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 29 at 4:52PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 29, 2026 - 3:52pm
Expires: 
July 29, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
At 452 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 5 miles east of Antelope Butte to 8 miles northwest of Morrisey, or extending from 26 miles north of Belle Fourche to 23 miles southwest of Newcastle, 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... Spearfish, Sturgis, Belle Fourche, Newcastle, Lead, Dewey, Deadwood, Whitewood, Newell, Nemo, Nisland, Osage, Saint Onge, Vale, Central City, Silver City, Beulah, Fruitdale, Rochford and Cheyenne Crossing. This includes the following highways... Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 1 and 40. Interstate 90 in Wyoming between Mile Markers 204 and 207.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Butte; Northern Black Hills; Northern Foothills; Central Black Hills; Southern Black Hills; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Wyoming Black Hills; Weston County Plains; Newcastle; Northeastern Crook
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov