1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The Rapid City radar (KUDX), 148 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:22 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
A brief tornado was reported by local area law enforcement, 50 miles north of Lusk.
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