| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Northern Oglala Lakota; Southern Oglala Lakota |
| Effective | 6/29/2026, 2:59:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 6/29/2026, 3:30:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 29 at 1:59AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 159 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Dry Wood Housing, or 21 miles northwest of Pine Ridge, moving
northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 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…
Oglala, Lonesome Valley, Dry Wood Housing, Goose Neck Housing,
Rockyford, Thunder Valley, Loneman, Sharps Corner, South Lakeside,
southwestern Badlands National Park and northwestern 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.
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