Iowa, Nebraska, South Dakota Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 07/02/2026 23:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 3 at 1:53AM CDT until July 3 at 6:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
July 2, 2026 - 11:53pm
Expires: 
July 3, 2026 - 4:00am
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 444 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 6 AM CDT EARLY THIS MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY O'BRIEN PLYMOUTH SIOUX IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA IDA WOODBURY IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST NEBRASKA DAKOTA DIXON IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA CLAY UNION YANKTON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCESTER, ALLEN, BATTLE CREEK, BERESFORD, CHEROKEE, ELK POINT, HARTLEY, HAWARDEN, HOLSTEIN, HULL, IDA GROVE, JEFFERSON, LE MARS, NORTH SIOUX CITY, ORANGE CITY, PONCA, ROCK VALLEY, SANBORN, SHELDON, SIOUX CENTER, SIOUX CITY, SOUTH SIOUX CITY, SPENCER, STORM LAKE, VERMILLION, WAKEFIELD, AND YANKTON.
Area Description: 
Buena Vista, IA; Cherokee, IA; Clay, IA; Ida, IA; O'Brien, IA; Plymouth, IA; Sioux, IA; Woodbury, IA; Dakota, NE; Dixon, NE; Clay, SD; Union, SD; Yankton, SD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Sioux Falls SD