| Event | Special Weather Statement |
| Severity | Moderate |
| Urgency | Expected |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Pennington Co Plains; Northern Oglala Lakota; Northern Jackson; Southern Jackson |
| Effective | 6/28/2026, 11:47:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 6/29/2026, 12:15:00 AM CDT |
Special Weather Statement issued June 28 at 10:47PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Details
At 1047 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Potato Creek, or 29 miles northwest of Martin, moving north at 55
mph.
HAZARD…Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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…
Potato Creek, Interior, Cedar Pass and Snake Butte.
This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota near Mile Marker 132.
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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