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Sioux County Sheriff's Office
Sunday May 17th, 2026 :: 08:00 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 08:45PM

SVRFSD The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Osceola County in northwestern Iowa... Southeastern Sioux County in northwestern Iowa... Northeastern Plymouth County in northwestern Iowa... Northwestern O'Brien County in northwestern Iowa...

* Until 845 PM CDT.

* At 759 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Archer, or 8 miles southeast of Sheldon, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter 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... Sanborn and Melvin around 805 PM CDT. Hartley around 810 PM CDT.

* AFFECTED AREAS: O'BRIEN, IA ... OSCEOLA, IA ... PLYMOUTH, IA ... SIOUX, IA

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northwestern Iowa.

Address/Location
Sioux County Sheriff's Office
4363 Ironwood Ave., Ste 1
Orange City, IA 51250

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 712-737-3307

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
Certainty:
Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning

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