Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 5:34PM CDT until May 18 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 3:34pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Adams County in southwestern Iowa...
Taylor County in southwestern Iowa...
* Until 630 PM CDT.
* At 534 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Braddyville,
or 10 miles south of Clarinda, moving east at 45 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...
Bedford, New Market, Gravity, Sharpsburg, Conway, Athelstan, Lake
Of Three Fires State Park, and Bedford Municipal Airport.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for southwestern
Iowa.
Area Description:
Adams, IA; Taylor, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov