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Tornado Warning 35, NWS Sioux Falls, SD
NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this tornado warning at Jul 2, 2026, 5:37 PM CDT for Beadle County, Kingsbury County, South Dakota. It was in force for 23 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 2, 2026, 5:37 PM CDT (22:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 2, 2026, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Sioux Falls, SD
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Beadle County, SD, Kingsbury County, SD
The radar
The Aberdeen radar (KABR), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Minneapolis, MN (KMPX), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 334 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 152 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -173 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1469 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 30 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -28 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 38 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -1.0
The text
As transmitted.
105
WFUS53 KFSD 022237
TORFSD
SDC005-077-022300-
/O.NEW.KFSD.TO.W.0035.260702T2237Z-260702T2300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
537 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2026
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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
&&
LAT...LON 4454 9785 4454 9744 4443 9788 4456 9794
4458 9786
TIME...MOT...LOC 2237Z 241DEG 34KT 4451 9781
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
SG2 follow-up statements
709
WWUS53 KFSD 022249
SVSFSD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
549 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2026
SDC005-077-022300-
/O.CON.KFSD.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-260702T2300Z/
Kingsbury SD-Beadle SD-
549 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN KINGSBURY AND EASTERN BEADLE COUNTIES...
At 549 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Collins Colony, or 13 miles west of Bryant, moving
east at 50 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Weather spotters reported a funnel cloud.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Bancroft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 4454 9785 4454 9744 4445 9786 4457 9789
4458 9786
TIME...MOT...LOC 2249Z 249DEG 43KT 4453 9772
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
SG842
WWUS53 KFSD 022257
SVSFSD
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Sioux Falls SD
557 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2026
SDC005-077-022306-
/O.EXP.KFSD.TO.W.0035.000000T0000Z-260702T2300Z/
Kingsbury SD-Beadle SD-
557 PM CDT Thu Jul 2 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN KINGSBURY AND EASTERN BEADLE
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 PM CDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for
east central South Dakota.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
eastern Beadle and northern Kingsbury counties until 630 PM CDT.
&&
LAT...LON 4454 9785 4454 9744 4445 9786 4457 9789
4458 9786
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 241DEG 34KT 4456 9765
$$
SGThe office that day
Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1:31 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 2:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule, Jerauld | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 2:56 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Jerauld | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 3:06 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Jerauld | 24 min |
| Jul 2, 3:23 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Jerauld | 37 min |
| Jul 2, 3:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Jerauld | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Brule | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 3:51 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Beadle, Jerauld | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 4:00 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Brule, Jerauld | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 4:29 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Beadle, Davison, Jerauld, Sanborn | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 4:30 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Jerauld | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 4:30 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Aurora, Jerauld, Sanborn | 45 min |
| Jul 2, 4:42 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Aurora, Jerauld, Sanborn | 48 min |
| Jul 2, 4:46 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Beadle, Jerauld, Sanborn | 44 min |
| Jul 2, 4:47 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Beadle | 43 min |
| Jul 2, 5:04 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Kingsbury | 41 min |
| Jul 2, 5:05 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Aurora, Davison, Hanson, Miner, Sanborn | 40 min |
| Jul 2, 5:10 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Kingsbury, Lake, Miner, Sanborn | 50 min |
| Jul 2, 5:41 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Beadle, Brookings, Kingsbury | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 5:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Hanson, Lake, Miner, Sanborn | 46 min |
| Jul 2, 5:51 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Hanson, Lake, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 6:13 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | FSD | Lake | 32 min |
| Jul 2, 6:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lake, McCook, Miner, Minnehaha, Moody | 39 min |
| Jul 2, 6:26 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Davison, Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook | 49 min |
| Jul 2, 6:55 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FSD | Lake, Minnehaha, Moody | 50 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.