public-safety
High Wind Watch issued Nov. 1, 2026 by NWS Rapid City SD
High Wind Watch issued November 1 at 12:08PM MST until November 3 at 6:00AM MST by NWS Rapid City SD. Areas named: Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Northern Foothills; Rapid City; Custer Co Plains; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Western Fall River; Northern Oglala Lakota; Northern Jackson; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Hermosa Foothills; Eastern Fall River; Southern Jackson; Southern Perkins.
Published automatically from public-record data — not yet reviewed by an editor.
Key facts
- What
- Public safety
- When
- Record date Nov. 1, 2026; Added Nov. 2, 2026
- Source
- Weather alerts
- Read time
- About 3 minutes
NWS Rapid City SD issued a High Wind Watch at 12:08 p.m. MST (1:08 p.m. CST) Nov. 1, 2026, according to the National Weather Service's public alert record.
The alert states that it takes effect at 12:08 p.m. MST (1:08 p.m. CST), gives the onset as 9 a.m. MST (10 a.m. CST) Nov. 2 and expires at 6 a.m. MST (7 a.m. CST). It may reach both of South Dakota's time zones, so each time is given in both.
The alert separately states that the hazard itself ends at 6 a.m. MST (7 a.m. CST) Nov. 3, which can differ from when the message expires.
Whether this alert is currently in effect is not stated in this text, deliberately: it depends on the time you are reading, so it is computed from the expiry above each time the page is loaded, rather than stored as an answer that would go out of date without anyone noticing. The status shown at the top of this page is the computed one.
The issuing office classified this message as severity "Severe", certainty "Possible" and urgency "Future". Those are the National Weather Service's own categories, reproduced exactly, not re-ranked or translated into another scale.
The recommended response type on the message is "Prepare".
The alert names these areas: Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Northern Foothills; Rapid City; Custer Co Plains; Pennington Co Plains; Haakon; Western Fall River; Northern Oglala Lakota; Northern Jackson; Sturgis/Piedmont Foothills; Southern Meade Co Plains; Hermosa Foothills; Eastern Fall River; Southern Jackson; Southern Perkins. The National Weather Service zone codes are SDZ001, SDZ002, SDZ012, SDZ013, SDZ014, SDZ025, SDZ026, SDZ030, SDZ031, SDZ032, SDZ041, SDZ042, SDZ043, SDZ072, SDZ073, SDZ074, SDZ075, SDZ077 and SDZ078.
The issuing office's own summary line, as written at 12:08 p.m. MST (1:08 p.m. CST) Nov. 1:
HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT
The full text of the alert as issued at 12:08 p.m. MST (1:08 p.m. CST), reproduced without changes:
* WHAT...Northwest winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph possible.
* WHERE...Portions of northwestern and southwestern South Dakota.
* WHEN...From Monday morning through late Monday night.
* IMPACTS...The high winds may damage roofs, small outbuildings, and signs. Power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
The protective-action text the issuing office attached, reproduced without changes:
Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates.
The National Weather Service superseded this message at 8:47 p.m. MST (9:47 p.m. CST) with a later one. This article records the message as issued.
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