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Rock County Sheriff's Office MN
Tuesday August 18th, 2026 :: 06:49 p.m. CDT

Advisory

Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 12:00AM Wednesday

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 597 IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTHWEST IOWA BUENA VISTA CHEROKEE CLAY DICKINSON O'BRIEN OSCEOLA IN MINNESOTA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST MINNESOTA JACKSON NOBLES THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ARNOLDS PARK, CHEROKEE, HARTLEY, JACKSON, LAKEFIELD, MILFORD, SANBORN, SHELDON, SIBLEY, SPENCER, SPIRIT LAKE, STORM LAKE, AND WORTHINGTON.

* AFFECTED AREAS: BUENA VISTA, IA ... CHEROKEE, IA ... CLAY, IA ... DICKINSON, IA ... O'BRIEN, IA ... OSCEOLA, IA ... JACKSON, MN ... NOBLES, MN

Address/Location
Rock County Sheriff's Office MN
1000 N Blue Mound Ave
Luverne, MN 56156

Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 507-283-5000

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Alert Details

Severity:
Severe - Significant threat to life or property
Urgency:
Future - Responsive action SHOULD be taken in the near future
Certainty:
Possible (p <= ~50%)
Category:
Meteorological (inc. flood)
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Watch

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