Severe Thunderstorm Watch For Parts of the Sioux Empire Friday Night

Late Friday night, the National Weather Service issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch that includes parts of South Dakota as well as parts of Iowa and Nebraska.

The Severe Thunderstorm Watch is in effect until 3:00 AM Saturday, June 28.

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In South Dakota Lincoln, Union, and Minnehaha counties.

In Iowa: Cherokee, Lyon, O'brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux, Ida, and Woodbury counties.

"A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area. Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes." - NWS

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
   Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 470
   NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
   1030 PM CDT Fri Jun 27 2025

   The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a

   * Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of 
     Northwest Iowa
     Northeast Nebraska
     Southeast South Dakota

   * Effective this Friday night and Saturday morning from 1030 PM
     until 300 AM CDT.

   * Primary threats include...
     Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 80
       mph possible
     Isolated very large hail events to 2 inches in diameter possible

   SUMMARY...A well-organized/intense cluster of storms with a history
   of severe-caliber winds will continue southeastward late this
   evening into the early overnight. See Mesoscale Discussion 1483 for
   more short-term details.

   The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 45
   statute miles north and south of a line from 40 miles south of
   Mitchell SD to 55 miles east northeast of Sioux City IA. For a
   complete depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline
   update (WOUS64 KWNS WOU0).

   PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

   REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
   favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
   Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
   weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
   warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
   tornadoes.