Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/15/2026 18:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 8:53PM CDT until April 15 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 6:53pm
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description: 
At 852 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Callender, or 10 miles south of Fort Dodge, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters reported golf ball sized hail in Gowrie at 850pm. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Gowrie, Otho, Callender, Moorland, Dolliver Memorial State Park, and Lizard Creek State Recreation Area.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Webster, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov