Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/02/2026 16:08

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 443 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY DICKINSON LYON O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH SIOUX IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA COTTONWOOD JACKSON LINCOLN LYON MURRAY NOBLES PIPESTONE ROCK IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA CHARLES MIX GREGORY IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA BON HOMME CLAY UNION YANKTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCESTER, ARNOLDS PARK, AVON, BERESFORD, BURKE, CHEROKEE, ELK POINT, FULDA, GEORGE, GREGORY, HARTLEY, HAWARDEN, HENDRICKS, HULL, INWOOD, IVANHOE, JACKSON, JEFFERSON, LAKE ANDES, LAKE BENTON, LAKEFIELD, LARCHWOOD, LE MARS, LUVERNE, MARSHALL, MARTY, MILFORD, MOUNTAIN LAKE, NORTH SIOUX CITY, ORANGE CITY, PIPESTONE, PLATTE, ROCK RAPIDS, ROCK VALLEY, SANBORN, SCOTLAND, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SIOUX CENTER, SLAYTON, SPENCER, SPIRIT LAKE, SPRINGFIELD, STORM LAKE, TABOR, TYLER, TYNDALL, VERMILLION, WAGNER, WINDOM, WORTHINGTON, AND YANKTON.