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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 1:16 AM Jul. 30, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Custer County in southwestern South Dakota... South Central Pennington County in west central South Dakota... * Until 745 PM MDT. * At 716 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hermosa, or 17 miles south of Rapid City, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Hermosa, Fairburn, Folsom, Farmingdale, Thompson Butte, Railroad Buttes and Black Gap. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 1:05 AM Jul. 30, 2026 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Meade County in west central South Dakota... Eastern Pennington County in west central South Dakota... * Until 800 PM MDT. * At 705 PM MDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 6 miles east of Mud Butte to over Thompson Butte, or along a line from 36 miles west of Faith to 17 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... Faith, Wall, Union Center, Wasta, Scenic, Plainview, Enning, Owanka, Elm Springs, White Owl, Creighton, Marcus, Red Owl, Wicksville, Stoneville, Howes, Opal, Maurine, Farmingdale and Durkee Lake. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 80 and 112. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms have produced widespread damaging winds. && THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...OBSERVED; MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 12:57 AM Jul. 30, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MDT FOR EAST CENTRAL BUTTE, CENTRAL MEADE AND CENTRAL PENNINGTON COUNTIES... 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms have produced widespread damaging winds. && THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE; HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...<1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...OBSERVED; MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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