Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 06/17/2026 01:55

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued June 17 at 3:55AM CDT until June 17 at 11:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
June 17, 2026 - 1:55am
Expires: 
June 17, 2026 - 9:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 339 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CDT THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 11 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY DICKINSON LYON O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH SIOUX IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA IDA WOODBURY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARNOLDS PARK, BATTLE CREEK, CHEROKEE, GEORGE, HARTLEY, HAWARDEN, HOLSTEIN, HULL, IDA GROVE, INWOOD, LARCHWOOD, LE MARS, MILFORD, ORANGE CITY, ROCK RAPIDS, ROCK VALLEY, SANBORN, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SIOUX CENTER, SIOUX CITY, SPENCER, SPIRIT LAKE, AND STORM LAKE.
Area Description: 
Buena Vista, IA; Cherokee, IA; Clay, IA; Dickinson, IA; Ida, IA; Lyon, IA; O'Brien, IA; Osceola, IA; Plymouth, IA; Sioux, IA; Woodbury, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov