⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Buena Vista, IA; Cherokee, IA; Ida, IA; Plymouth, IA; Woodbury, IA; Union, SD – Wednesday, August 12, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 12 at 4:11AM CDT until August 12 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM
WATCH 573 TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST IOWA

BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE PLYMOUTH

IN WEST CENTRAL IOWA

IDA WOODBURY

IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY

IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

UNION

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCESTER, BATTLE CREEK, BERESFORD,
CHEROKEE, ELK POINT, HOLSTEIN, IDA GROVE, JEFFERSON, LE MARS,
NORTH SIOUX CITY, SIOUX CITY, AND STORM LAKE.

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