Iowa, South Dakota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/12/2026 02:11

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 12 at 4:11AM CDT until August 12 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 12, 2026 - 2:11am
Expires: 
August 12, 2026 - 8:00am
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 573 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE PLYMOUTH IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA IDA WOODBURY IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA UNION THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCESTER, BATTLE CREEK, BERESFORD, CHEROKEE, ELK POINT, HOLSTEIN, IDA GROVE, JEFFERSON, LE MARS, NORTH SIOUX CITY, SIOUX CITY, AND STORM LAKE.
Area Description: 
Buena Vista, IA; Cherokee, IA; Ida, IA; Plymouth, IA; Woodbury, IA; Union, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov