Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 30 at 6:17PM CDT until March 30 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 30, 2026 - 4:17pm
Expires:
March 30, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description:
At 617 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ankeny, moving
east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to
roofs, siding, and trees.
This severe storm will be near...
Ankeny, Bondurant, Elkhart, and Alleman around 620 PM CDT.
Other locations impacted by this severe thunderstorm include Margo
Frankel Woods State Park, Elkhart, Alleman, Ankeny Regional Airport,
Maxwell, Weh-Weh-Neh-Kee State Park, and Big Creek State Park.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 between mile markers 87 and 100.
Interstate 80 between mile markers 129 and 133, and between mile
markers 137 and 149.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Polk, IA; Story, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov