| Event | Tornado Warning |
| Severity | Extreme |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Beadle, SD; Kingsbury, SD |
| Effective | 7/2/2026, 5:37:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/2/2026, 6:00:00 PM CDT |
Tornado Warning issued July 2 at 5:37PM CDT until July 2 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Details
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.
Instructions
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.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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