Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 09/05/2026 12:54

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 5 at 1:54PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 5, 2026 - 12:54pm
Expires: 
September 5, 2026 - 1:15pm
Description: 
At 154 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 6 miles west of Manderson, or 16 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, Sharps Corner, Lonesome Valley, Porcupine Butte Housing, Thunder Valley, Calico, Number 4 and southwestern Pine Ridge Reservation.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Northern Oglala Lakota; Southern Oglala Lakota
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov