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

Special Weather Statement issued September 2 at 6:56PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 656 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles northeast of Oglala, or 18 miles north of Pine Ridge, moving
northeast at 45 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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…
Porcupine, Kyle, Manderson, Sharps Corner, Thunder Valley,
Evergreen, Goose Neck Housing, Lonesome Valley, Rockyford, Kyle
North Route Housing, southern Badlands National Park, northern
Yellow Bear Canyon and 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.