Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
221 WWUS83 KUNR 300024 SPSUNR Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 624 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024 SDZ012-072-073-300115- Butte SD-Southern Meade Co Plains SD-Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills SD- 624 PM MDT Wed May 29 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BUTTE AND SOUTHWESTERN MEADE COUNTIES THROUGH 715 PM MDT... At 624 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9 miles east of Bear Butte State Park, or 14 miles east of Sturgis, 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 storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Butte and southwestern Meade Counties. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 33 and 45. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT for northwestern and west central South Dakota. && LAT...LON 4429 10346 4431 10345 4434 10348 4452 10354 4470 10302 4425 10294 4423 10344 TIME...MOT...LOC 0024Z 259DEG 17KT 4446 10324 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Pojorlie