South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/30/2026 17:14

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 30 at 7:14PM CDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 30, 2026 - 5:14pm
Expires: 
August 30, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
At 714 PM CDT /614 PM MDT/, doppler radar was tracking strong outflow winds extending from 6 miles west of South Eagle Butte to near Red Shirt Table Overlook, or extending from 13 miles east of Dupree to 26 miles east of Hot Springs, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Blowing dust may reduce visibility at times. Locations impacted include... Pine Ridge, Martin, Philip, Kadoka, Dupree, Oglala, Porcupine, Kyle, Wanblee, Potato Creek, Manderson, Allen, Wounded Knee, Cherry Creek, Milesville, Long Valley, Norris, Midland, Batesland and Interior. This includes Interstate 90 in South Dakota between Mile Markers 121 and 174.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Ziebach; Custer Co Plains; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Northern Oglala Lakota; Northern Jackson; Bennett; Mellette; Todd; Eastern Fall River; Southern Oglala Lakota; Southern Jackson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov