South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/23/2026 16:40

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 23 at 5:40PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 23, 2026 - 4:40pm
Expires: 
August 23, 2026 - 5:45pm
Description: 
At 540 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Porcupine, or 17 miles northeast of Pine Ridge, moving southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Porcupine, Wounded Knee, Batesland, Wakpamni, Swett, Porcupine Butte Housing and southern Pine Ridge Reservation.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Bennett; Southern Oglala Lakota
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov