Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/15/2026 17:31

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 7:31PM CDT until May 15 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 15, 2026 - 5:31pm
Expires: 
May 15, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Webster County in central Iowa... Southeastern Pocahontas County in northwestern Iowa... Southern Humboldt County in north central Iowa... * Until 815 PM CDT. * At 731 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Pioneer, or 14 miles southeast of Pocahontas, moving east at 30 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... Humboldt, Badger, Thor, Vincent, Clare, Pioneer, and Frank A Gotch State Park.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Humboldt, IA; Pocahontas, IA; Webster, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov