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Wind Advisory issued Sept. 14, 2026 by NWS Rapid City SD
Wind Advisory issued September 14 at 4:18AM MDT until September 14 at 9:00PM MDT by NWS Rapid City SD. Areas named: Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Southern Meade Co Plains; Southern Perkins. Whether this alert is still in effect is shown on the page, computed from its stated expiry when you load it.
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NWS Rapid City SD issued a Wind Advisory on Sept. 14, 2026, 4:18 a.m. MDT / 5:18 a.m. CDT, according to the National Weather Service's public alert record.
The alert states an effective time of Sept. 14, 2026, 4:18 a.m. MDT / 5:18 a.m. CDT, an onset of Sept. 14, 2026, 11 a.m. MDT / 12 p.m. CDT, and an expiry of Sept. 14, 2026, 7:30 p.m. MDT / 8:30 p.m. CDT. South Dakota spans two time zones and this alert may reach both, so each instant is shown in Mountain and then Central time; the office's own published offset is preserved in the machine-readable record.
The alert separately states that the hazard itself ends at Sept. 14, 2026, 9 p.m. MDT / 10 p.m. CDT. That is a different field from the message's expiry above and the two can differ.
Whether this alert is currently in effect is not stated in this text, deliberately: it depends on the time you are reading, so 605Buzz computes it from the expiry above each time the page is loaded rather than storing an answer that would go out of date without anyone noticing.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 "Moderate", certainty "Likely" and urgency "Expected". Those are the National Weather Service's own categories, reproduced exactly; 605Buzz does not re-rank them or translate them into a scale of its own.
The recommended response type on the message is "Execute".
The alert names these areas: Harding; Northern Perkins; Butte; Northern Meade Co Plains; Ziebach; Southern Meade Co Plains; Southern Perkins. The National Weather Service zone codes are SDZ001, SDZ002, SDZ012, SDZ013, SDZ014, SDZ073 and SDZ078.
The issuing office's own summary line, as written on Sept. 14, 2026, 4:18 a.m. MDT / 5:18 a.m. CDT:
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
The full text of the alert as issued on Sept. 14, 2026, 4:18 a.m. MDT / 5:18 a.m. CDT, reproduced without changes:
* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 60 mph expected.
* WHERE...A portion of northwestern South Dakota.
* WHEN...From 11 AM this morning to 9 PM MDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Sudden wind gusts can cause drivers to lose control, especially in lightweight or high profile vehicles, or for those pulling trailers. Strong winds can cause blowing dust, reduced visibility, and flying debris. The strong winds will cause extreme fire danger across portions of northwestern South Dakota.
The protective-action text the issuing office attached, reproduced without changes:
Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles or those pulling trailers. Use extra caution.
Secure outdoor objects.
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