NWS Rapid City SDFZ.W 0004October 13, 2026
Freeze Warning: Harding, Northern Perkins, Ziebach and 1 more, SD
The National Weather Service office in Rapid City issued a freeze warning for Harding, Northern Perkins, Ziebach and 1 more in South Dakota, in force until 8:00 a.m. local time on October 14. It was the 4th freeze warning the NWS office in Rapid City issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 6 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Rapid City SD
- Area
- Harding, Northern Perkins, Ziebach and 1 more
- State
- South Dakota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 11:44 a.m. MDT, October 13, 2026
- In force from
- 2:00 a.m. MDT, October 14, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 a.m. MDT, October 14, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KUNR FZ.W 0004
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Freeze Warnings in South Dakota since 2008Every warning type in South Dakota
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 to 32 degrees expected. * WHERE...Harding, Northern Perkins, Southern Perkins, and Ziebach. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 8 AM MDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
What the agency told people to do
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.