Iowa, Nebraska Severe Thunderstorm Watch - Severe | Effective 05/31/2026 19:30

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued May 31 at 9:30PM CDT until June 1 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 31, 2026 - 7:30pm
Expires: 
June 1, 2026 - 1:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 259 IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA FREMONT HARRISON MILLS MONTGOMERY PAGE POTTAWATTAMIE SHELBY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA MONONA IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 13 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA BURT BUTLER DODGE DOUGLAS SARPY SAUNDERS WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA COLFAX CUMING STANTON THURSTON WAYNE IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA CASS THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ASHLAND, BELLEVUE, BLAIR, CLARINDA, COUNCIL BLUFFS, DAVID CITY, DECATUR, DUNLAP, FARRAGUT, FREMONT, GLENWOOD, HAMBURG, HARLAN, LA VISTA, LOGAN, LYONS, MACY, MAPLETON, MISSOURI VALLEY, OAKLAND, OMAHA, ONAWA, PAPILLION, PENDER, PLATTSMOUTH, RED OAK, SCHUYLER, SHENANDOAH, SIDNEY, STANTON, TABOR, TEKAMAH, WAHOO, WALTHILL, WAYNE, WEST POINT, WINNEBAGO, WISNER, WOODBINE, AND YUTAN.
Area Description: 
Fremont, IA; Harrison, IA; Mills, IA; Monona, IA; Montgomery, IA; Page, IA; Pottawattamie, IA; Shelby, IA; Burt, NE; Butler, NE; Cass, NE; Colfax, NE; Cuming, NE; Dodge, NE; Douglas, NE; Sarpy, NE; Saunders, NE; Stanton, NE; Thurston, NE; Washington, NE; Wayne, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov