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Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Issued: 11:05 PM Aug. 30, 2026 – National Weather Service
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 636 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST SOUTH DAKOTA PERKINS IN WEST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA MEADE ZIEBACH THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF BISON, DUPREE, FAITH, LEMMON, STURGIS, AND UNION CENTER. THIS INCLUDES THE TRIBAL LANDS OF THE CHEYENNE RIVER RESERVATION.
Special Weather Statement
Issued: 10:31 PM Aug. 30, 2026 – National Weather Service
...STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN BUTTE...CENTRAL PENNINGTON...SOUTHEASTERN LAWRENCE...NORTH CENTRAL CUSTER AND SOUTHERN MEADE COUNTIES UNTIL 515 PM MDT... At 431 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong outflow winds extending from 12 miles southeast of Owl Butte to near Nemo, or extending from 28 miles northeast of Sturgis to 14 miles south of Sturgis, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Rapid City, Sturgis, Rapid Valley, Ellsworth Air Force Base, Box Elder, Black Hawk, Summerset, New Underwood, Johnson Siding, Nemo, Hermosa, Union Center, Piedmont, Vale, Hisega, Silver City, Enning, Elm Springs, Hereford and Caputa. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 30 and 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions. && MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN; MAX WIND GUST...50 TO 55 MPH
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