NWS Sioux Falls SDTO.W 0003May 17, 2026
Tornado Warning: Bon Homme, Charles Mix and Hutchinson, SD
The National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls issued a tornado warning for Bon Homme, Charles Mix and Hutchinson in South Dakota, which was in force until 3:30 p.m. local time on May 17. It was the 3rd tornado warning the NWS office in Sioux Falls issued in 2026. South Dakota had 5 tornado warnings in May 2026, against 7 in an average May of 2008-2025 (South Dakota's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 40 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Sioux Falls SD
- Area
- Bon Homme, Charles Mix and Hutchinson
- State
- South Dakota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:50 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
- Expires
- 3:30 p.m. CDT, May 17, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KFSD TO.W 0003
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Tornado Warnings in South Dakota since 2008Every warning type in South Dakota
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The notice as issued
TORFSD The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Tornado Warning for... East central Charles Mix County in south central South Dakota... Northern Bon Homme County in southeastern South Dakota... Southwestern Hutchinson County in southeastern South Dakota... * Until 330 PM CDT. * At 250 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Dante, or 17 miles east of Pickstown, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * This dangerous storm will be near... Avon around 255 PM CDT. Tripp around 300 PM CDT. Kaylor around 305 PM CDT. Scotland around 310 PM CDT.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.
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.