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Sioux County Sheriff's Office
Monday May 18th, 2026 :: 06:08 p.m. CDT

Alert

Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:45PM

SVRFSD The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Sioux County in northwestern Iowa... Northwestern Plymouth County in northwestern Iowa... Northwestern Dakota County in northeastern Nebraska... Northeastern Dixon County in northeastern Nebraska... Southeastern Clay County in southeastern South Dakota... Union County in southeastern South Dakota...

* Until 645 PM CDT.

* At 607 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Martinsburg, or near Ponca, moving north at 60 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. At 605pm, a trained weather spotter reported quarter size hail in Allen, Nebraska! IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will be near... Ponca, Newcastle, Martinsburg, and Ponca State Park around 610 PM CDT. Elk Point around 615 PM CDT. Akron around 625 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this severe thunderstorm include Hawarden and Alcester.

* AFFECTED AREAS: PLYMOUTH, IA ... SIOUX, IA ... DAKOTA, NE ... DIXON, NE ... CLAY, SD ... UNION, SD

Instructions:

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

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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