Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
246 WWUS83 KUNR 152042 SPSUNR Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 242 PM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024 SDZ012-152130- Butte SD- 242 PM MDT Sat Jun 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN BUTTE COUNTY THROUGH 330 PM MDT... At 242 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles south of Antelope Butte, or 14 miles north of Belle Fourche, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This strong thunderstorm will be near... Two Top Butte around 315 PM MDT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. If on or near Belle Fourche Reservoir, get out of the water and move indoors or inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not be caught on the water in a thunderstorm. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for northwestern South Dakota. && LAT...LON 4474 10400 4491 10405 4510 10360 4472 10350 TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 250DEG 19KT 4487 10387 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Pojorlie