⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Northern Oglala Lakota – Monday, August 17, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 17 at 5:31PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 531 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles south of Sheep Mountain Table, or 38 miles north of Pine Ridge,
moving southeast at 30 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 damage to outdoor objects is
possible.

Locations impacted include…
Rockyford, Thunder Valley, Sharps Corner and southwestern Badlands
National Park.

Instructions

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

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