


Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
Issued by NWS Rapid City, SD
290 WWUS83 KUNR 150518 SPSUNR Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Rapid City SD 1118 PM MDT Sat Jun 14 2025 SDZ042-044-076-077-150545- Southern Oglala Lakota SD-Northern Oglala Lakota SD-Bennett SD- Southern Jackson SD- 1118 PM MDT Sat Jun 14 2025 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN OGLALA LAKOTA... SOUTHERN JACKSON AND WESTERN BENNETT COUNTIES THROUGH 1145 PM MDT... At 1118 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Porcupine, or 18 miles northeast of Pine Ridge, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and half inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Oglala Lakota, southern Jackson and western Bennett Counties, including the following locations... Pine Ridge Reservation. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 4300 10277 4342 10233 4343 10183 4300 10182 TIME...MOT...LOC 0518Z 247DEG 20KT 4322 10230 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Dye