Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 21:14

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 11:14PM CDT until May 17 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 9:14pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
SVRFSD The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Clay County in northwestern Iowa... Southeastern O'Brien County in northwestern Iowa... * Until midnight CDT. * At 1114 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Peterson, or 16 miles southwest of Spencer In Clay County, moving north at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * This severe thunderstorm will be near... Royal around 1120 PM CDT.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Clay, IA; O'Brien, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov