Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 15 at 5:19PM CDT until May 16 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 15, 2026 - 3:19pm
Expires:
May 15, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
205 IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST IOWA
BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY
DICKINSON LYON O'BRIEN
OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH SIOUX
IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA
IDA WOODBURY
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
JACKSON NOBLES
IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
DAKOTA DIXON
IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
CLAY UNION
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCESTER, ALLEN, ARNOLDS PARK,
BATTLE CREEK, BERESFORD, CHEROKEE, ELK POINT, GEORGE, HARTLEY,
HAWARDEN, HOLSTEIN, HULL, IDA GROVE, INWOOD, JACKSON, JEFFERSON,
LAKEFIELD, LARCHWOOD, LE MARS, MILFORD, NORTH SIOUX CITY,
ORANGE CITY, PONCA, ROCK RAPIDS, ROCK VALLEY, SANBORN, SHELDON,
SIBLEY, SIOUX CENTER, SIOUX CITY, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, SPENCER,
SPIRIT LAKE, STORM LAKE, VERMILLION, WAKEFIELD, AND WORTHINGTON.
Area Description:
Buena Vista, IA; Cherokee, IA; Clay, IA; Dickinson, IA; Ida, IA; Lyon, IA; O'Brien, IA; Osceola, IA; Plymouth, IA; Sioux, IA; Woodbury, IA; Jackson, MN; Nobles, MN; Dakota, NE; Dixon, NE; Clay, SD; Union, SD
Forcast Office:
NWS Sioux Falls SD
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov