Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/15/2026 15:54

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 5:54PM CDT until May 15 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 15, 2026 - 3:54pm
Expires: 
May 15, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Emmet County in northwestern Iowa... Northern Kossuth County in north central Iowa... * Until 645 PM CDT. * At 554 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Swan Lake, or 13 miles east of Estherville, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Iowa Lake, Union Slogh, Armstrong, Bancroft, Swea City, Fenton, Lakota, Lone Rock, and Ledyard.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Emmet, IA; Kossuth, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov