Tornado Warning

Locations Affected

Des Moines, IA ∙ Spring Hill, IA ∙ Mitchellville, IA ∙ Carlisle, IA ∙ Des Moines Intl Airport, IA ∙ Bondurant, IA ∙ Berwick, IA ∙ Norwalk, IA ∙ Altoona, IA ∙ Ankeny Regional Airport, IA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED Tornado Warning National Weather Service Des Moines IA Issued by National Weather Service Omaha/Valley Nebraska 430 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024 The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Eastern Polk County in central Iowa... East central Madison County in south central Iowa... West central Jasper County in central Iowa... Northwestern Warren County in south central Iowa... * Until 515 PM CDT. * At 429 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Spring Hill, or 5 miles south of Norwalk, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE TO ROOFS...WINDOWS AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY. * This dangerous storm will be near... Des Moines, West Des Moines, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Carlisle, Southridge Mall, Des Moines Int'l Airport and Principal Park around 435 PM CDT. Altoona, Iowa State Fairgrounds and Drake Stadium And Knapp Center around 440 PM CDT. Ankeny, Bondurant, Saylorville, Adventureland Amusement Park, Prairie Meadows, Weh-Weh-Neh-Kee State Park and Ankeny Regional Airport around 445 PM CDT. Other locations in the path of this tornadic thunderstorm include Mitchellville, Valeria and Colfax. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 58 and 63, and between mile markers 87 and 91. Interstate 80 between mile markers 135 and 158. Interstate 235 between mile markers 6 and 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. && LAT...LON 4131 9370 4139 9382 4184 9347 4170 9315 TIME...MOT...LOC 2129Z 215DEG 42KT 4141 9370 TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN

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