⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Northern Oglala Lakota; Bennett; Southern Oglala Lakota; Southern Jackson – Sunday, August 16, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued August 16 at 6:29PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 629 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 9
miles southeast of Badlands National Park, or 41 miles north of Pine
Ridge, moving southeast at 35 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…
Kyle, Potato Creek, Allen, Kyle North Route Housing, Yellow Bear
Canyon, Snake Butte, southern Badlands National Park and Pine Ridge
Reservation.

Instructions

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

If you observe hail, wind damage, or flooding, please report your
observations to the National Weather Service office in Rapid City via
phone, email, or social media, as soon as it is safe to do so.

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