Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 7:36PM CDT until May 15 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 15, 2026 - 5:36pm
Expires:
May 15, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
At 735 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kanawha, or 11
miles southwest of Garner, moving east at 20 mph.
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR HANCOCK, WRIGHT, FRANKLIN, AND CERRO
GORDO COUNTIES.
HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured.
Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs,
siding, and vehicles.
Locations impacted include...
Hampton, Belmond, Sheffield, Kanawha, Latimer, Thornton, Coulter,
Meservey, Alexander, Rowan, Goodell, Bradford, Chapin, Beeds Lake
State Park, Hampton Municipal Airport, and Belmond Municipal Airport.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 162 and 180.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Cerro Gordo, IA; Franklin, IA; Hancock, IA; Wright, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov