| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Clay, IA; O’Brien, IA |
| Effective | 8/9/2026, 2:49:00 AM CDT |
| Expires | 8/9/2026, 3:45:00 AM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 2:49AM CDT until August 9 at 3:45AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Details
SVRFSD
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northwestern Clay County in northwestern Iowa…
East central O’Brien County in northwestern Iowa…
* Until 345 AM CDT.
* At 249 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sutherland,
or 16 miles southwest of Spencer In Clay County, moving northeast
at 20 mph.
HAZARD…60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE…Radar indicated.
IMPACT…Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* This severe thunderstorm will be near…
Everly and Royal around 255 AM CDT.
Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include
Spencer In Clay County.
Instructions
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Sioux Falls.
This alert was automatically posted by SkyGuard, MWSC’s severe weather alerting system. Source: National Weather Service.
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