⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Eastern Fall River; Southern Oglala Lakota – Thursday, August 27, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 27 at 3:58PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 358 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10
miles southwest of Slim Butte, or 27 miles west of Pine Ridge, 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…
Mainly rural areas of Southeastern Fall River and Southwestern
Oglala Lakota Counties.

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.