Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 07/09/2026 16:08

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued July 9 at 5:08PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
July 9, 2026 - 4:08pm
Expires: 
July 9, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
At 508 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong thunderstorms extending from 8 miles northwest of Lonesome Valley to near Loneman, or extending from 32 miles north of Pine Ridge to 18 miles northwest of Pine Ridge, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch 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, Manderson, Lonesome Valley, Goose Neck Housing, Dry Wood Housing, Rockyford, Loneman, Thunder Valley, Sharps Corner and western 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