Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota Severe Thunderstorm Watch - Severe | Effective 05/31/2026 19:48

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 31 at 9:48PM CDT until June 1 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 31, 2026 - 7:48pm
Expires: 
May 31, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 257 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA CHEROKEE LYON O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH SIOUX IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA IDA WOODBURY IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA NOBLES ROCK IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA DAKOTA DIXON IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA CLAY LINCOLN MINNEHAHA UNION THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCESTER, ALLEN, BATTLE CREEK, BERESFORD, CANTON, CHEROKEE, ELK POINT, GEORGE, HARRISBURG, HARTLEY, HAWARDEN, HOLSTEIN, HULL, IDA GROVE, INWOOD, JEFFERSON, LARCHWOOD, LE MARS, LENNOX, LUVERNE, NORTH SIOUX CITY, ORANGE CITY, PONCA, ROCK RAPIDS, ROCK VALLEY, SANBORN, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SIOUX CENTER, SIOUX CITY, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, TEA, VERMILLION, WAKEFIELD, AND WORTHINGTON.
Area Description: 
Cherokee, IA; Ida, IA; Lyon, IA; O'Brien, IA; Osceola, IA; Plymouth, IA; Sioux, IA; Woodbury, IA; Nobles, MN; Rock, MN; Dakota, NE; Dixon, NE; Clay, SD; Lincoln, SD; Minnehaha, SD; Union, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov