South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/30/2026 16:36

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 5:36PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 30, 2026 - 4:36pm
Expires: 
August 30, 2026 - 5:15pm
Description: 
At 536 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms extending from 6 miles northeast of Glad Valley to over Howes, or extending from 29 miles north of Dupree to 27 miles south of Faith, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 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... Dupree, Faith, Red Elm, Iron Lightning, Red Scaffold, Thunder Butte, Usta, Glad Valley, Marcus, Durkee Lake, Arrow Head Buttes, Intersection of Cherry Creek and Sunnybrook Roads, Takini and western Cheyenne River Reservation.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Southern Perkins
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov