Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/13/2026 16:45

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 13 at 6:45PM CDT until April 13 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 13, 2026 - 4:45pm
Expires: 
April 13, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description: 
SVRFSD The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Osceola County in northwestern Iowa... Northwestern O'Brien County in northwestern Iowa... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 644 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sanborn, or 8 miles east of Sheldon, moving north at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Public. At 640 pm, half dollar sized hail was reported in Sanborn, IA. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Sanborn and Melvin around 650 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Sibley and Ocheyedan.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
O'Brien, IA; Osceola, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov