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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Rapid City SD
540 PM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026

SDZ044-076-240045-
Bennett SD-Southern Oglala Lakota SD-
540 PM MDT Sun Aug 23 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN BENNETT AND
SOUTHEASTERN OGLALA LAKOTA COUNTIES UNTIL 645 PM MDT...

At 540 PM MDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Porcupine, or 17 miles northeast of Pine Ridge, moving southeast at
25 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...
  Porcupine, Wounded Knee, Batesland, Wakpamni, Swett, Porcupine
  Butte Housing and southern Pine Ridge Reservation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

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LAT...LON 4312 10256 4334 10227 4300 10156 4300 10233
TIME...MOT...LOC 2340Z 307DEG 23KT 4322 10235

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Helgeson