Headline:
Tornado Watch issued May 17 at 4:53PM CDT until May 17 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event:
Tornado Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 2:53pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
TORNADO WATCH 213 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING 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 6 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
COTTONWOOD JACKSON MURRAY
NOBLES PIPESTONE ROCK
IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA
DAKOTA DIXON
IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES
IN EAST CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA
LAKE MOODY
IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA
CLAY LINCOLN MCCOOK
MINNEHAHA TURNER UNION
YANKTON
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCESTER, ALLEN, ARNOLDS PARK,
BATTLE CREEK, BERESFORD, BRIDGEWATER, CANISTOTA, CANTON,
CENTERVILLE, CHANCELLOR, CHEROKEE, ELK POINT, FLANDREAU, FULDA,
GEORGE, HARRISBURG, HARTLEY, HAWARDEN, HOLSTEIN, HULL, HURLEY,
IDA GROVE, INWOOD, IRENE, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, LAKEFIELD,
LARCHWOOD, LE MARS, LENNOX, LUVERNE, MADISON, MARION, MILFORD,
MONTROSE, MOUNTAIN LAKE, NORTH SIOUX CITY, ORANGE CITY, ORLAND,
PARKER, PIPESTONE, PONCA, ROCK RAPIDS, ROCK VALLEY, SALEM,
SANBORN, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SIOUX CENTER, SIOUX CITY, SIOUX FALLS,
SLAYTON, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, SPENCER, SPIRIT LAKE, STORM LAKE, TEA,
VERMILLION, VIBORG, WAKEFIELD, WINDOM, WORTHINGTON, AND YANKTON.
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; Cottonwood, MN; Jackson, MN; Murray, MN; Nobles, MN; Pipestone, MN; Rock, MN; Dakota, NE; Dixon, NE; Clay, SD; Lake, SD; Lincoln, SD; McCook, SD; Minnehaha, SD; Moody, SD; Turner, SD; Union, SD; Yankton, SD
Forcast Office:
NWS Sioux Falls SD
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov