⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Bennett; Mellette; Todd; Southern Jackson – Saturday, August 29, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 29 at 7:10PM CDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 710 PM CDT /610 PM MDT/, Automated observations a line of strong
thunderstorms extending from over Interior to 12 miles south of
Lacreek Wildlife Refuge, or extending from 27 miles west of Kadoka to
17 miles south of Martin, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph.

SOURCE…Automated observations.

IMPACT…Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include…
Martin, Rosebud, Wanblee, Saint Francis, Parmelee, Spring Creek,
Long Valley, Norris, Tuthill, Cedar Butte, Upper Cut Meat, Black
Pipe, Vetal, Corn Creek, Harrington, He Dog, George Town, Grass
Mountain, Soldier Creek and Two Strike.

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.