Iowa, Minnesota Tornado Watch | Effective 05/17/2026 18:19

Headline: 
Tornado Watch issued May 17 at 8:19PM CDT until May 17 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Tornado Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 17, 2026 - 6:19pm
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 10 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY DICKINSON O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH SIOUX IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA IDA WOODBURY IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA COTTONWOOD JACKSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARNOLDS PARK, BATTLE CREEK, CHEROKEE, HARTLEY, HAWARDEN, HOLSTEIN, HULL, IDA GROVE, JACKSON, LAKEFIELD, LE MARS, MILFORD, MOUNTAIN LAKE, ORANGE CITY, ROCK VALLEY, SANBORN, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SIOUX CENTER, SIOUX CITY, SPENCER, SPIRIT LAKE, STORM LAKE, AND WINDOM.
Area Description: 
Buena Vista, IA; Cherokee, IA; Clay, IA; Dickinson, IA; Ida, IA; O'Brien, IA; Osceola, IA; Plymouth, IA; Sioux, IA; Woodbury, IA; Cottonwood, MN; Jackson, MN
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov