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