Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/16/2026 16:02

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 6:02PM CDT until May 16 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 16, 2026 - 4:02pm
Expires: 
May 16, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Adams County in southwestern Iowa... Northwestern Taylor County in southwestern Iowa... * Until 645 PM CDT. * At 602 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Nodaway, or 10 miles west of Corning, moving east at 20 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... Corning, Lake Icaria, Nodaway, 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: 
Adams, IA; Taylor, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov