⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Buena Vista, IA; Cherokee, IA; Clay, IA; Dickinson, IA; O’Brien, IA; Osceola, IA; Jackson, MN; Nobles, MN – Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 18 at 6:48PM CDT until August 19 at 12:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
597 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST IOWA

BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY
DICKINSON O’BRIEN OSCEOLA

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

JACKSON NOBLES

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARNOLDS PARK, CHEROKEE, HARTLEY,
JACKSON, LAKEFIELD, MILFORD, SANBORN, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SPENCER,
SPIRIT LAKE, STORM LAKE, AND WORTHINGTON.

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