Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 8:36PM CDT until May 18 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 6:36pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 7:00pm
Description:
At 835 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Laurel, or 12
miles southwest of Marshalltown, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Marshalltown, State Center, Baxter, Melbourne, Gilman, Albion,
Rhodes, Laurel, Haverhill, and Ferguson.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central Iowa.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Jasper, IA; Marshall, IA; Story, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov