Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/14/2026 14:44

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 14 at 4:44PM CDT until April 14 at 5:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 14, 2026 - 2:44pm
Expires: 
April 14, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Black Hawk County in northeastern Iowa... * Until 500 PM CDT. * At 444 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dunkerton, or 10 miles east of Waterloo, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Jesup and Dunkerton. This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 64 and 66.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern Iowa.
Area Description: 
Black Hawk, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov