Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 4:01PM CDT until April 17 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 2:01pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description:
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Monroe County in south central Iowa...
Davis County in southeastern Iowa...
Southern Wapello County in southeastern Iowa...
Northeastern Appanoose County in south central Iowa...
* Until 445 PM CDT.
* At 400 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Drakesville,
or 6 miles north of Bloomfield, 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...
Ottumwa, Bloomfield, Eldon, Agency, Moulton, Blakesburg, Pulaski,
Drakesville, Floris, Unionville, Lake Wapello State Park, and
Bloomfield 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
and southeastern Iowa.
Area Description:
Appanoose, IA; Davis, IA; Monroe, IA; Wapello, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov