⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Pennington Co Plains; Northern Oglala Lakota; Northern Jackson; Bennett; Mellette; Todd; Southern Oglala Lakota; Southern Jackson – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued July 2 at 5:33AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 533 AM MDT /633 AM CDT/, Doppler radar and weather stations were
tracking gusty thunderstorm outflow winds extending from near Dry
Wood Housing to 22 miles south of Spring Creek, or extending from 20
miles northwest of Pine Ridge to 39 miles southeast of Martin, moving
northeast at 25 MPH.

HAZARD…Wind gusts of 40 to 50 MPH.

SOURCE…Radar and weather station indicated.

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

Locations impacted include…
Pine Ridge, Martin, Rosebud, Porcupine, Kyle, Wanblee, Potato
Creek, Saint Francis, Manderson, Parmelee, Allen, Wounded Knee,
Spring Creek, Long Valley, Norris, Batesland, Interior, Tuthill,
Cedar Butte and Upper Cut Meat.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Secure loose
outdoor objects.

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.