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WWUS73 KUNR 240013  
NPWUNR  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RAPID CITY SD  
613 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
SDZ001-002-012-013-078-241500-  
/O.EXT.KUNR.WI.Y.0024.261024T0300Z-261024T1500Z/  
HARDING-NORTHERN PERKINS-BUTTE-NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS-SOUTHERN  
PERKINS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF LADNER, HOWES, REVA, LUDLOW, VALE, REDIG,  
HOOVER, SORUM, BUFFALO, FRUITDALE, MUD BUTTE, BISON, BELLE FOURCHE  
RESERVOIR, RED OWL, LEMMON, NEWELL, SHADEHILL, ZEONA, USTA, BELLE  
FOURCHE, FAITH, MEADOW, PRAIRIE CITY, OPAL, AND CAMP CROOK  
613 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MDT SATURDAY  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH EXPECTED. A  
FEW LOCALIZED GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...BUTTE, HARDING, NORTHERN MEADE CO PLAINS, NORTHERN PERKINS,  
AND SOUTHERN PERKINS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING UNTIL 9 AM MDT SATURDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
SDZ014-026-030>032-041>043-072-073-077-241500-  
/O.CON.KUNR.WI.Y.0024.261024T0500Z-261024T1500Z/  
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-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF KADOKA, SCENIC, FOLSOM, ENNING, LONG VALLEY,  
NEW UNDERWOOD, PHILIP, ROCKYFORD, WHITE OWL, GLAD VALLEY, RAPID CITY,  
ELLSWORTH AFB, BOX ELDER, BELVIDERE, INTERIOR, STURGIS, UNION CENTER,  
CHERRY CREEK, WANBLEE, WASTA, COTTONWOOD, SOUTH EAGLE BUTTE, DUPREE,  
CAPUTA, RUMFORD, TILFORD, EDGEMONT, POTATO CREEK, WALL, PROVO, ELM  
SPRINGS, QUINN, MILESVILLE, PIEDMONT, BLACK HAWK, MIDLAND, SHARPS  
CORNER, KYLE, ARDMORE, AND SUMMERSET  
613 PM MDT FRI OCT 23 2026  
 
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM  
MDT SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH  
EXPECTED. A FEW LOCALIZED GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT SATURDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
 
 
 
 
JC  
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