Iowa, Nebraska Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/08/2026 15:21

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 8 at 5:21PM CDT until July 9 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 8, 2026 - 3:21pm
Expires: 
July 8, 2026 - 10:00pm
Description: 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 473 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA HARRISON MILLS POTTAWATTAMIE SHELBY IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA MONONA IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 22 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 GAGE JEFFERSON LANCASTER OTOE SALINE SEWARD THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBION, ASHLAND, BEATRICE, BELLEVUE, BLAIR, COLUMBUS, COUNCIL BLUFFS, CRETE, DAVID CITY, DECATUR, DUNLAP, FAIRBURY, FREMONT, GLENWOOD, HARLAN, LA VISTA, LINCOLN, LOGAN, LYONS, MACY, MAPLETON, MILFORD, MISSOURI VALLEY, NEBRASKA CITY, NORFOLK, OAKLAND, OMAHA, ONAWA, PAPILLION, PENDER, PLATTSMOUTH, SCHUYLER, SEWARD, ST. EDWARD, STANTON, TEKAMAH, WAHOO, WALTHILL, WAYNE, WEST POINT, WILBER, WINNEBAGO, WISNER, WOODBINE, AND YUTAN.
Area Description: 
Harrison, IA; Mills, IA; Monona, IA; Pottawattamie, IA; Shelby, IA; Boone, NE; Burt, NE; Butler, NE; Cass, NE; Colfax, NE; Cuming, NE; Dodge, NE; Douglas, NE; Gage, NE; Jefferson, NE; Lancaster, NE; Madison, NE; Otoe, NE; Platte, NE; Saline, NE; Sarpy, NE; Saunders, NE; Seward, NE; Stanton, NE; Thurston, NE; Washington, NE; Wayne, NE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE