Wind Advisory issued October 15 at 11:48AM MDT until October 15 at 11:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD
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* WHAT...For the Wind Advisory, northwest winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 60 mph. For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwestern and southwestern South Dakota. * WHEN...For the Wind Advisory, until 11 PM MDT this evening. For the Freeze Warning, from 9 PM this evening to 9 AM MDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Sudden wind gusts can cause drivers to lose control, especially in lightweight or high profile vehicles. Strong winds can cause blowing dust, reduced visibility, and flying debris. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
- Event time
- Source last updated
- Current version retrieved
- Provider
- NWS — active weather alerts (Storm)
- Location
- SD, US
- Severity
- Moderate
- area
- Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Rapid City; Custer Co Plains; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Western Fall River; Northern Oglala Lakota; Northern Jackson; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Southern Jackson; Southern Perkins
- event
- Wind Advisory
- onset
- 2026-10-15T11:48:00-06:00
- states
- ["SD"]
- urgency
- Expected
- certainty
- Likely
- effective
- 2026-10-15T11:48:00-06:00
- message id
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.32a059d604869da9480211ad8f539ce77447ab93.001.2
- references
- ["urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.87d338bb901fe235ffff81cb0572804f80e3a97b.001.1","urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.87d338bb901fe235ffff81cb0572804f80e3a97b.002.1","urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c9ad2be80d311ab3370f142b81cd8b00932d91ec.001.2"]
- instruction
- Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. Secure outdoor objects. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
- message type
- Update
- location basis
- Approximate: centers of the NWS zones listed in the alert
- freshness minutes
- 60
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