Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
014 WWUS83 KDMX 160102 SPSDMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 802 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 IAZ082-083-093-094-160145- Clarke IA-Ringgold IA-Union IA-Decatur IA- 802 PM CDT Thu Aug 15 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN DECATUR...SOUTHEASTERN UNION...NORTHEASTERN RINGGOLD AND WESTERN CLARKE COUNTIES THROUGH 845 PM CDT... At 801 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Sun Valley Lake, or 12 miles northeast of Mount Ayr, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Osceola, Sun Valley Lake, Lakeside Casino, Murray, Grand River, Van Wert, Garden Grove, Tingley, Weldon, Arispe, Thayer, Ellston, Beaconsfield, and Murray Roadside Rest Area. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 15 and 40. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for south central Iowa. && LAT...LON 4074 9409 4094 9429 4116 9380 4077 9357 TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 241DEG 26KT 4084 9406 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Bury