Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 17 at 9:59PM CDT until May 17 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 17, 2026 - 7:59pm
Expires:
May 17, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description:
At 959 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Boxholm to near Jamaica to 7 miles northeast of Exira
to 4 miles northwest of Anita, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Boone, Carroll, Perry, Jefferson, Audubon, Guthrie Center, Ogden,
Lake City, Coon Rapids, Glidden, Panora, Gowrie, Lake Panorama, Boone
Speedway, Exira, Dayton, Grand Junction, Adair, Stratford, and Elk
Horn.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 300 AM CDT for central,
southwestern and west central Iowa.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Audubon, IA; Boone, IA; Calhoun, IA; Carroll, IA; Dallas, IA; Greene, IA; Guthrie, IA; Hamilton, IA; Webster, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov