NWS Rapid City SDTO.W 0008August 10, 2026
Tornado Warning: Meade and Ziebach, SD
The National Weather Service office in Rapid City issued a tornado warning for Meade and Ziebach in South Dakota, which was in force until 9:30 p.m. local time on August 10. It was the 8th tornado warning the NWS office in Rapid City issued in 2026. South Dakota had 2 tornado warnings in August 2026, against 6 in an average August of 2008-2025 (South Dakota's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 33 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Rapid City SD
- Area
- Meade and Ziebach
- State
- South Dakota
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:57 p.m. MDT, August 10, 2026
- Expires
- 9:30 p.m. MDT, August 10, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KUNR TO.W 0008
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORUNR The National Weather Service in Rapid City has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northeastern Meade County in west central South Dakota... West Central Ziebach County in west central South Dakota... * Until 930 PM MDT. * At 857 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 7 miles west of Durkee Lake, or 7 miles west of Faith, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and baseball 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. * Locations impacted include... Mainly rural areas of Northeastern Meade and West Central Ziebach Counties, west of Faith.
What the agency told people to do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building away from 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.