| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Northern Oglala Lakota; Bennett; Southern Oglala Lakota; Southern Jackson |
| Effective | 7/30/2026, 6:24:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/30/2026, 7:00:00 PM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued July 30 at 5:24PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 524 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles northeast of Thunder Valley, or 35 miles north of Pine Ridge,
moving southeast at 30 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…
Kyle, Potato Creek, Kyle North Route Housing, Yellow Bear Canyon,
Snake Butte, southern Badlands National Park 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.
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