Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota Severe Thunderstorm Watch - Severe | Effective 05/24/2026 20:34

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 24 at 10:34PM CDT until May 24 at 11:00PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 24, 2026 - 8:34pm
Expires: 
May 24, 2026 - 9:45pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ALLOW SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 243 TO EXPIRE AT 11 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA LYON O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH SIOUX IN MINNESOTA THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA COTTONWOOD JACKSON LINCOLN LYON MURRAY NOBLES PIPESTONE ROCK IN NEBRASKA THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA DAKOTA DIXON IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS ALLOWS TO EXPIRE 7 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA MOODY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA CLAY LINCOLN MCCOOK MINNEHAHA TURNER UNION THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCESTER, ALLEN, BERESFORD, BRIDGEWATER, CANISTOTA, CANTON, CENTERVILLE, CHANCELLOR, ELK POINT, FLANDREAU, FULDA, GEORGE, HARRISBURG, HARTLEY, HAWARDEN, HENDRICKS, HULL, HURLEY, INWOOD, IRENE, IVANHOE, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, LAKE BENTON, LAKEFIELD, LARCHWOOD, LE MARS, LENNOX, LUVERNE, MARION, MARSHALL, MONTROSE, MOUNTAIN LAKE, NORTH SIOUX CITY, ORANGE CITY, PARKER, PIPESTONE, PONCA, ROCK RAPIDS, ROCK VALLEY, SALEM, SANBORN, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SIOUX CENTER, SIOUX FALLS, SLAYTON, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, TEA, TYLER, VERMILLION, VIBORG, WAKEFIELD, WINDOM, AND WORTHINGTON.
Area Description: 
Lyon, IA; O'Brien, IA; Osceola, IA; Plymouth, IA; Sioux, IA; Cottonwood, MN; Jackson, MN; Lincoln, MN; Lyon, MN; Murray, MN; Nobles, MN; Pipestone, MN; Rock, MN; Dakota, NE; Dixon, NE; Clay, SD; Lincoln, SD; McCook, SD; Minnehaha, SD; Moody, SD; Turner, SD; Union, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov