⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Custer Co Plains; Pennington Co Plains; Northern Oglala Lakota – Sunday, August 16, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 5:46PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 546 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles northwest of Sheep Mountain Table, or 35 miles southeast of
Rapid City, moving southeast at 25 MPH.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 MPH and nickel size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Scenic, Rockyford, southwestern Badlands National Park and Sheep
Mountain Table.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If you observe hail, wind damage, or flooding, please report your
observations to the National Weather Service office in Rapid City via
phone, email, or social media, as soon as it is safe to do so.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.