⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch – Buena Vista, IA; Cherokee, IA; Clay, IA; Dickinson, IA; Lyon, IA; O’Brien, IA; Osceola, IA; Plymouth, IA; Sioux, IA; Cottonwood, MN; Jackson, MN; Lincoln, MN; Lyon, MN; Murray, MN; Nobles, MN; Pipestone, MN; Rock, MN; Bon Homme, SD; Charles Mix, SD; Clay, SD; Gregory, SD; Union, SD; Yankton, SD – Thursday, July 2, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued July 2 at 6:08PM CDT until July 3 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

Details

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH
443 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES

IN NORTHWEST IOWA

BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY
DICKINSON LYON O’BRIEN
OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH SIOUX

IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA

COTTONWOOD JACKSON LINCOLN
LYON MURRAY NOBLES
PIPESTONE ROCK

IN SOUTH DAKOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES

IN SOUTH CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA

CHARLES MIX GREGORY

IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH DAKOTA

BON HOMME CLAY UNION
YANKTON

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALCESTER, ARNOLDS PARK, AVON,
BERESFORD, BURKE, CHEROKEE, ELK POINT, FULDA, GEORGE, GREGORY,
HARTLEY, HAWARDEN, HENDRICKS, HULL, INWOOD, IVANHOE, JACKSON,
JEFFERSON, LAKE ANDES, LAKE BENTON, LAKEFIELD, LARCHWOOD,
LE MARS, LUVERNE, MARSHALL, MARTY, MILFORD, MOUNTAIN LAKE,
NORTH SIOUX CITY, ORANGE CITY, PIPESTONE, PLATTE, ROCK RAPIDS,
ROCK VALLEY, SANBORN, SCOTLAND, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SIOUX CENTER,
SLAYTON, SPENCER, SPIRIT LAKE, SPRINGFIELD, STORM LAKE, TABOR,
TYLER, TYNDALL, VERMILLION, WAGNER, WINDOM, WORTHINGTON,
AND YANKTON.

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