Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 15:34

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 5:34PM CDT until May 16 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 3:34pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Cass County in southwestern Iowa... Western Adams County in southwestern Iowa... Southwestern Adair County in southwestern Iowa... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 534 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Nodaway, or 7 miles west of Corning, moving north at 25 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... Corning, Lake Icaria, Carbon, Lake Icaria State Park, and Corning Municipal Airport.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for southwestern Iowa.
Area Description: 
Adair, IA; Adams, IA; Cass, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov