Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Cherokee and Buena Vista Counties, IA
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NOAA issued it on May 23, 2026, 3 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Sioux Falls has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cherokee County and southern Buena Vista County in Iowa until 9:45 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northwestern Iowa
- Issued
- May 23, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Sioux Falls SD
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northwestern Iowa.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Sioux Falls SD. The alert is effective from May 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM CDT until May 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Cherokee County in northwestern Iowa and southern Buena Vista County in northwestern Iowa. The storm was located over Marcus, 11 miles northwest of Cherokee, and will affect Cherokee, Cleghorn, Larrabee, Aurelia, Alta, Truesdale, Storm Lake, Lakeside, and Newell.
What You Should Do
Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
Expected Conditions
At 8:27 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was moving east at 45 mph. Hazards include golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from May 15, 2026 at 8:27 PM CDT and expires May 15, 2026 at 9:45 PM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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