THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 515 IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY DICKINSON LYON O'BRIEN OSCEOLA PLYMOUTH SIOUX IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA COTTONWOOD JACKSON LINCOLN LYON MURRAY NOBLES PIPESTONE ROCK THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARNOLDS PARK, CHEROKEE, FULDA, GEORGE, HARTLEY, HAWARDEN, HENDRICKS, HULL, INWOOD, IVANHOE, JACKSON, LAKE BENTON, LAKEFIELD, LARCHWOOD, LE MARS, LUVERNE, MARSHALL, MILFORD, MOUNTAIN LAKE, ORANGE CITY, PIPESTONE, ROCK RAPIDS, ROCK VALLEY, SANBORN, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SIOUX CENTER, SLAYTON, SPENCER, SPIRIT LAKE, STORM LAKE, TYLER, WINDOM, AND WORTHINGTON.
* AFFECTED AREAS: BUENA VISTA, IA ... CHEROKEE, IA ... CLAY, IA ... DICKINSON, IA ... LYON, IA ... O'BRIEN, IA ... OSCEOLA, IA ... PLYMOUTH, IA ... SIOUX, IA ... COTTONWOOD, MN ... JACKSON, MN ... LINCOLN, MN ... LYON, MN ... MURRAY, MN ... NOBLES, MN ... PIPESTONE, MN ... ROCK, MN
