| Event | Severe Thunderstorm Warning |
| Severity | Severe |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Observed |
| Area | Buena Vista, IA; Cherokee, IA; Ida, IA |
| Effective | 7/1/2026, 8:34:00 PM CDT |
| Expires | 7/1/2026, 9:15:00 PM CDT |
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 1 at 8:34PM CDT until July 1 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD
Details
SVRFSD
The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Eastern Cherokee County in northwestern Iowa…
West central Buena Vista County in northwestern Iowa…
North central Ida County in west central Iowa…
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 834 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Quimby, or 11
miles south of Cherokee, moving northeast at 30 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…
Cherokee, Aurelia, and Quimby around 840 PM CDT.
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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