South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 09/02/2026 18:28

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 2 at 7:28PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 2, 2026 - 6:28pm
Expires: 
September 2, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
At 728 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Kyle North Route Housing, or 31 miles northeast of Pine Ridge, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Kyle, Potato Creek, Kyle North Route Housing, Sharps Corner, Thunder Valley and northern Pine Ridge Reservation.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Pennington Co Plains; Northern Oglala Lakota; Southern Oglala Lakota; Southern Jackson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov