Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/23/2026 14:49

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 4:49PM CDT until April 23 at 5:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 2:49pm
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 3:45pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Audubon County in west central Iowa... * Until 545 PM CDT. * At 449 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Manning to near Irwin to Jacksonville to near Walnut, moving east at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Audubon, Exira, Elk Horn, Kimballton, Brayton, Gray, and Audubon County 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 southwestern and west central Iowa.
Area Description: 
Audubon, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov