South Dakota, Wyoming Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 06/18/2026 17:15

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 18 at 6:15PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 18, 2026 - 5:15pm
Expires: 
June 18, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description: 
At 615 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from near Ludlow to 8 miles west of Colony, or extending from 22 miles north of Buffalo to 28 miles northwest of Belle Fourche, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Belle Fourche, Buffalo, Harding, Ludlow, Colony, Ralph, Camp Crook, Redig, Gustave, Ladner, East Short Pines, Crow Buttes, Lake Gardner, West Short Pines, Haystack Buttes, Antelope Butte, Two Top Butte, South Cave Hills, North Cave Hills and Slim Buttes.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Harding; Butte; Western Crook; Northeastern Crook
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD