Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
441 WUUS53 KDMX 022147 SVRDMX IAC123-135-179-022230- /O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0209.240702T2147Z-240702T2230Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Des Moines IA 447 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Monroe County in south central Iowa... Western Wapello County in southeastern Iowa... Southeastern Mahaska County in south central Iowa... * Until 530 PM CDT. * At 447 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Albia, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ottumwa, Albia, Eddyville, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, Fremont, Blakesburg, Kirkville, Chillicothe, Albia Municipal Airport, and Oskaloosa Municipal Airport. 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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for south central and southeastern Iowa. && LAT...LON 4090 9287 4106 9300 4127 9241 4095 9241 TIME...MOT...LOC 2147Z 249DEG 32KT 4101 9285 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Small