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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 216, NWS Sioux Falls, SD

August 9, 2026Clay County, O'Brien County, Iowa

NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2026, 2:49 AM CDT for Clay County, O'Brien County, Iowa. It was in force for 38 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 9, 2026, 2:49 AM CDT (07:49 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2026, 3:27 AM CDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Sioux Falls, SD
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Clay County, IA, O'Brien County, IA

The radar

The Sioux Falls radar (KFSD), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:50 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Sioux Falls, SD issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 3:34 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDClay, Dickinson56 min
Aug 9, 4:03 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDDickinson57 min
Aug 9, 4:32 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatFSDDickinson28 min
Aug 9, 4:44 AM CDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFSDJackson17 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Iowa, 2026Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.