Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/17/2026 13:28

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 3:28PM CDT until April 17 at 4:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 1:28pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 2:15pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Wayne County in south central Iowa... Appanoose County in south central Iowa... * Until 415 PM CDT. * At 328 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles south of Seymour, or 10 miles northwest of Unionville, moving east 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... Centerville, Lake Sundown, Seymour, Moulton, Mystic, Cincinnati, Exline, Numa, Rathbun, Plano, Udell, Sharon Bluffs State Park, and Centerville Municipal Airport.
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 south central Iowa.
Area Description: 
Appanoose, IA; Wayne, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov