August 12, 2026

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Bennett, SD; Jackson, SD; Oglala Lakota, SD; Pennington, SD – Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Event Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severity Severe
Urgency Immediate
Certainty Observed
Area Bennett, SD; Jackson, SD; Oglala Lakota, SD; Pennington, SD
Effective 8/11/2026, 10:53:00 PM CDT
Expires 8/12/2026, 12:00:00 AM CDT

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 11 at 9:53PM MDT until August 11 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

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The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Bennett County in southwestern South Dakota…
Southwestern Jackson County in southwestern South Dakota…
Northeastern Oglala Lakota County in southwestern South Dakota…
Southeastern Pennington County in west central South Dakota…

* Until 1100 PM MDT.

* At 953 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northwest
of Potato Creek, or 31 miles southwest of Kadoka, moving southeast
at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include…
Potato Creek, Hisle, Snake Butte and eastern Pine Ridge
Reservation.

Instructions

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing
dangerous hail and damaging winds.


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