NWS Sioux Falls SDTO.W 0035July 2, 2026
Tornado Warning: Beadle and Kingsbury, SD
The National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls issued a tornado warning for Beadle and Kingsbury in South Dakota, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on July 2. It was the 35th tornado warning the NWS office in Sioux Falls issued in 2026. South Dakota had 14 tornado warnings in July 2026, against 11 in an average July of 2008-2025 (South Dakota's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 23 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
- Beadle and Kingsbury
- State
- South Dakota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:37 p.m. CDT, July 2, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. CDT, July 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KFSD TO.W 0035
- 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... Northwestern Kingsbury County in east central South Dakota... East central Beadle County in east central South Dakota... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 537 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Collins Colony, or 17 miles west of Bryant, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. 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 northwestern Kingsbury and east central Beadle Counties, including the following locations... Bancroft.
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. This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
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.