Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 1:57PM CDT until April 17 at 2:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 11:57am
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 12:45pm
Description:
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Polk County in central Iowa...
Southeastern Story County in central Iowa...
Southwestern Marshall County in central Iowa...
Northwestern Jasper County in central Iowa...
* Until 245 PM CDT.
* At 157 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Elkhart, or
near Ankeny, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Ankeny, Bondurant, Saylorville, State Center, Baxter, Maxwell,
Colo, Cambridge, Elkhart, Collins, Alleman, Rhodes, Mingo, and
Ankeny Regional Airport.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 89 and 102.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for central Iowa.
Area Description:
Jasper, IA; Marshall, IA; Polk, IA; Story, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov