⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Bennett; Southern Oglala Lakota; Southern Jackson – Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 2 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 730 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending
from near Evergreen to 6 miles south of Wakpamni, or extending from
24 miles northeast of Pine Ridge to 19 miles east of Pine Ridge,
moving east 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…
Porcupine, Allen, Batesland, Swett, Wakpamni, Porcupine Butte
Housing, Evergreen, Yellow Bear Canyon, Snake Butte and
southeastern Pine Ridge Reservation.

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.