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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Buena Vista, IA; Cherokee, IA; Ida, IA – Wednesday, July 1, 2026

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.