South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 09/02/2026 18:30

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 2 at 7:30PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 2, 2026 - 6:30pm
Expires: 
September 2, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description: 
At 730 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from near Evergreen to 6 miles south of Wakpamni, or extending from 24 miles northeast of Pine Ridge to 19 miles east of Pine Ridge, moving east at 30 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... Porcupine, Allen, Batesland, Swett, Wakpamni, Porcupine Butte Housing, Evergreen, Yellow Bear Canyon, Snake Butte and southeastern Pine Ridge Reservation.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Bennett; Southern Oglala Lakota; Southern Jackson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov