⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Cherokee, IA; O’Brien, IA – Friday, October 9, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 9 at 2:44AM CDT until October 9 at 3:30AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

Details

SVRFSD

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northern Cherokee County in northwestern Iowa…
Southern O’Brien County in northwestern Iowa…

* Until 330 AM CDT.

* At 244 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles north of
Cleghorn, or 13 miles northwest of Cherokee, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD…Quarter size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…Damage to vehicles is expected.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near…
Larrabee around 305 AM CDT.

Other locations impacted by the severe thunderstorm include Calumet.

Instructions

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail.

Report severe weather to your nearest law enforcement agency or the
National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls SD.

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