Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 3 at 4:52PM CDT until April 3 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 3, 2026 - 2:52pm
Expires:
April 3, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 451 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bedford
Municipal Airport, or near Bedford, moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage
to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles.
Locations impacted include...
Bedford, New Market, Gravity, Sharpsburg, Conway, Lake Of Three Fires
State Park, and Bedford Municipal Airport.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for south central
and southwestern Iowa.
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.
Area Description:
Taylor, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov