Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 7:54PM CDT until May 15 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 15, 2026 - 5:54pm
Expires:
May 15, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Emmet County in northwestern Iowa...
Southwestern Kossuth County in north central Iowa...
Palo Alto County in northwestern Iowa...
* Until 900 PM CDT.
* At 754 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ruthven, or
11 miles west of Emmetsburg, 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...
Emmetsburg, Five Island Lake, Silver Lake, Lost Island Lake,
Ruthven, Whittemore, Fenton, Ayrshire, Cylinder, Rodman, Kearney
State Park, Stinson Prairie State Park, Lost Island Lake State
Park, and Emmetsburg Municipal Airport.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Emmet, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov