⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning – Buena Vista, IA; Cherokee, IA – Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 17 at 3:26AM CDT until June 17 at 4:00AM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

Details

SVRFSD

The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for…
Northeastern Cherokee County in northwestern Iowa…
Buena Vista County in northwestern Iowa…

* Until 400 AM CDT.

* At 326 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cherokee,
moving east at 60 mph.

HAZARD…Ping pong ball size hail.

SOURCE…Radar indicated.

IMPACT…People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near…
Alta and Aurelia around 330 AM CDT.
Storm Lake, Lakeside, and Truesdale around 335 AM CDT.
Newell around 345 AM 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.