Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Lacey, IA ∙ Hartwick, IA ∙ Buckingham, IA ∙ Chillicothe, IA ∙ Oakland Acres, IA ∙ Rose Hill, IA ∙ Searsboro, IA ∙ Chelsea, IA ∙ Ewart, IA ∙ Agency, IA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Des Moines IA 226 AM CDT Tue May 7 2024 The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Poweshiek County in central Iowa... Northeastern Monroe County in south central Iowa... Eastern Marshall County in central Iowa... Davis County in southeastern Iowa... Wapello County in southeastern Iowa... Tama County in central Iowa... Mahaska County in south central Iowa... South central Grundy County in central Iowa... Eastern Jasper County in central Iowa... * Until 315 AM CDT. * At 225 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Marshalltown Municipal Airport to 5 miles south of Bloomfield Municipal Airport, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Marshalltown, Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Grinnell, Bloomfield, Toledo, Montezuma, Tama, Traer, Brooklyn, Dysart, New Sharon, Conrad, Eddyville, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, Meskwaki Casino, Rock Creek Lake, Gladbrook, Le Grand, and Eldon. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 174 and 204. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for central, south central and southeastern Iowa. && LAT...LON 4220 9306 4230 9230 4151 9230 4151 9241 4116 9241 4116 9218 4060 9218 4059 9254 TIME...MOT...LOC 0725Z 264DEG 34KT 4216 9290 4065 9242 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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