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Tornado Warning — Warned Area, SD — May 17, 2026

NWS FSD · ETN 5 · National Weather Service warning
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office FSD issued a tornado warning at 20:35 UTC on May 17, 2026. The warning was in effect for 28 minutes, ending at May 17, 2026 21:03 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 43.26, -97.53, moving east-northeast at about 45 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
2 W Davis Turner, SD UNK Video via social media of brief gustnado. Location estimated. (FSD)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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