⚠️ Flood Watch – Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Sioux; O’Brien; Clay; Plymouth; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Woodbury; Ida – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Event	Flood Watch
Severity	Severe
Urgency	Future
Certainty	Possible
Area	Lyon; Osceola; Dickinson; Sioux; O’Brien; Clay; Plymouth; Cherokee; Buena Vista; Woodbury; Ida
Effective	7/2/2026, 1:17:00 PM CDT
Expires	7/3/2026, 1:00:00 AM CDT

Flood Watch issued July 2 at 1:17PM CDT until July 3 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

Details

* WHAT…Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE…Portions of northwest and west central Iowa, including the
following areas, in northwest Iowa, Buena Vista, Cherokee, Clay,
Dickinson, Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth and Sioux. In west
central Iowa, Ida and Woodbury.

* WHEN…Through Friday morning.

* IMPACTS…Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Creeks and streams may rise out of their banks.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…
– Rainfall of 1 to 3 inches with isolated amounts exceeding 4
inches are expected. Some creeks and smaller rivers may rise to
flood stage by this weekend.
– Stay up to date with the latest river observations and forecasts
at: water.noaa.gov

This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.