⚠️ Special Weather Statement – Northern Oglala Lakota; Southern Oglala Lakota – Saturday, September 5, 2026

Special Weather Statement issued September 5 at 2:16PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD

Details

At 216 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6
miles north of Number 4, or 13 miles north of Pine Ridge, and is
stationary.

HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 40 mph and half inch 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, Porcupine, Manderson, Wounded Knee, Goose Neck Housing,
Evergreen, Lonesome Valley, Sharps Corner, Porcupine Butte Housing,
Thunder Valley, Calico, Number 4 and southwestern 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.