Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 10:08PM CDT until April 23 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 23, 2026 - 8:08pm
Expires:
April 23, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description:
At 1008 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Coal Creek to Ottumwa Industrial Airport to near
Bloomfield Municipal Airport, moving northeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Centerville, Bloomfield, Eddyville, Ottumwa
Industrial Airport, Lake Sundown, Eldon, Fremont, Agency, Moulton,
Beacon, University Park, Cincinnati, Blakesburg, Pulaski,
Drakesville, Rose Hill, Kirkville, and Leighton.
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.
Area Description:
Appanoose, IA; Davis, IA; Mahaska, IA; Monroe, IA; Wapello, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov