Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 18 at 6:48PM CDT until August 19 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency:
Future
Effective:
August 18, 2026 - 4:48pm
Expires:
August 18, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description:
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
597 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES
IN NORTHWEST IOWA
BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY
DICKINSON O'BRIEN OSCEOLA
IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES
IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA
JACKSON NOBLES
THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARNOLDS PARK, CHEROKEE, HARTLEY,
JACKSON, LAKEFIELD, MILFORD, SANBORN, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SPENCER,
SPIRIT LAKE, STORM LAKE, AND WORTHINGTON.
Area Description:
Buena Vista, IA; Cherokee, IA; Clay, IA; Dickinson, IA; O'Brien, IA; Osceola, IA; Jackson, MN; Nobles, MN
Forcast Office:
NWS Sioux Falls SD
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov