Iowa, Nebraska Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/12/2026 23:31

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 13 at 1:31AM CDT until August 13 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 12, 2026 - 11:31pm
Expires: 
August 13, 2026 - 6:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 580 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA HARRISON MILLS MONTGOMERY POTTAWATTAMIE SHELBY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA MONONA IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 18 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA BURT BUTLER DODGE DOUGLAS SARPY SAUNDERS WASHINGTON IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA BOONE COLFAX CUMING MADISON PLATTE STANTON THURSTON WAYNE IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA CASS LANCASTER SEWARD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, ASHLAND, BELLEVUE, BLAIR, COLUMBUS, COUNCIL BLUFFS, DAVID CITY, DECATUR, DUNLAP, FREMONT, GLENWOOD, HARLAN, LA VISTA, LINCOLN, LOGAN, LYONS, MACY, MAPLETON, MILFORD, MISSOURI VALLEY, NORFOLK, OAKLAND, OMAHA, ONAWA, PAPILLION, PENDER, PLATTSMOUTH, RED OAK, SCHUYLER, SEWARD, ST. EDWARD, STANTON, TEKAMAH, WAHOO, WALTHILL, WAYNE, WEST POINT, WINNEBAGO, WISNER, WOODBINE, AND YUTAN.
Area Description: 
Harrison, IA; Mills, IA; Monona, IA; Montgomery, IA; Pottawattamie, IA; Shelby, IA; Boone, NE; Burt, NE; Butler, NE; Cass, NE; Colfax, NE; Cuming, NE; Dodge, NE; Douglas, NE; Lancaster, NE; Madison, NE; Platte, NE; Sarpy, NE; Saunders, NE; Seward, NE; Stanton, NE; Thurston, NE; Washington, NE; Wayne, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov