NWS Sioux Falls SDTO.W 0040September 7, 2026
Tornado Warning: Bon Homme and Charles Mix, SD
The National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls issued a tornado warning for Bon Homme and Charles Mix in South Dakota, which was in force until 9:00 p.m. local time on September 7. It was the 40th tornado warning the NWS office in Sioux Falls issued in 2026. South Dakota had 3 tornado warnings in September 2026, against 2 in an average September of 2008-2025 (South Dakota's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 36 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 and Charles Mix
- State
- South Dakota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:24 p.m. CDT, September 7, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 p.m. CDT, September 7, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KFSD TO.W 0040
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORFSD The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Southeastern Charles Mix County in south central South Dakota... West central Bon Homme County in southeastern South Dakota... * Until 900 PM CDT. * At 824 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Verdel, or 16 miles west of Tyndall, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter 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 tornadic thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of southeastern Charles Mix and west central Bon Homme Counties.
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.