Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/23/2026 14:05

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 4:05PM CDT until April 23 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 2:05pm
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Palo Alto County in northwestern Iowa... * Until 445 PM CDT. * At 403 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Webb, or 17 miles southeast of Spencer In Clay County, moving northeast at 30 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... Emmetsburg, Silver Lake, Rush Lake, Five Island Lake, Ruthven, Ayrshire, Curlew, Rodman, Kearney State Park, and Emmetsburg 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 700 PM CDT for northwestern Iowa.
Area Description: 
Palo Alto, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov