South Dakota Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/18/2026 20:51

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 18 at 10:51PM CDT by NWS Aberdeen SD
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 18, 2026 - 8:51pm
Expires: 
August 18, 2026 - 9:45pm
Description: 
At 1051 PM CDT /951 PM MDT/, Doppler radar was tracking a line of showers extending from 10 miles west of Isabel to 27 miles west of Brown Church, or extending from 25 miles northwest of Lantry to 41 miles south of Lantry, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. The shower will be near... Bear Creek and Lantry around 1100 PM CDT. Isabel around 1110 PM CDT. Eagle Butte around 1115 PM CDT. Green Grass and Firesteel around 1120 PM CDT. Parade around 1130 PM CDT. Other locations impacted by this shower include Cheyenne River Reservation.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Dewey; Stanley
Forcast Office: 
NWS Aberdeen SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov