Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/23/2026 16:10

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 6:10PM CDT until April 23 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 4:10pm
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Greene County in west central Iowa... Eastern Webster County in central Iowa... Wright County in north central Iowa... Eastern Humboldt County in north central Iowa... Hamilton County in central Iowa... Boone County in central Iowa... * Until 700 PM CDT. * At 609 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Renwick to Vincent to near Bagley, moving northeast at 45 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... Boone, Webster City, Clarion, Eagle Grove, Madrid, Belmond, Ogden, Big Wall Lake, Boone Speedway, Elm Lake, Dayton, Grand Junction, Stratford, Goldfield, Coalville, Stanhope, Lehigh, Duncombe, Harcourt, and Rippey.
Instruction: 
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. 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 central, north central and west central Iowa.
Area Description: 
Boone, IA; Greene, IA; Hamilton, IA; Humboldt, IA; Webster, IA; Wright, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov