Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 5:37PM CDT until May 16 at 6:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 16, 2026 - 3:37pm
Expires:
May 16, 2026 - 4:15pm
Description:
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northern Taylor County in southwestern Iowa...
* Until 615 PM CDT.
* At 536 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gravity, or 6
miles north of Bedford, moving east at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Golf 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...
Gravity, Sharpsburg, Conway, and Lake Of Three Fires State Park.
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:
Taylor, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov