Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 06/29/2026 00:59

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued June 29 at 1:59AM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
June 29, 2026 - 12:59am
Expires: 
June 29, 2026 - 1:30am
Description: 
At 159 AM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Dry Wood Housing, or 21 miles northwest of Pine Ridge, moving northeast at 45 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... Oglala, Lonesome Valley, Dry Wood Housing, Goose Neck Housing, Rockyford, Thunder Valley, Loneman, Sharps Corner, South Lakeside, southwestern Badlands National Park and northwestern Pine Ridge Reservation.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Northern Oglala Lakota; Southern Oglala Lakota
Forcast Office: 
NWS Rapid City SD