Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 9:19PM CDT until May 15 at 9:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 15, 2026 - 7:19pm
Expires:
May 15, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description:
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Pocahontas County in northwestern Iowa...
* Until 945 PM CDT.
* At 919 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Varina, or 13
miles east of Storm Lake, moving east at 45 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...
Pocahontas, Fonda, Palmer, Varina, and Pocahontas Municipal
Airport.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Pocahontas, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov