Iowa Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/19/2026 17:03

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 7:03PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 19, 2026 - 5:03pm
Expires: 
August 19, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description: 
At 653 PM CDT, emergency management reported gusty showers over Red Oak, moving southwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...Winds in excess of 30 mph and brief funnel clouds. SOURCE...Emergency management. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down small tree branches and blow around unsecured objects. * Locations impacted include... Red Oak, Villisca, Stanton, Emerson, Hastings, Coburg, Hacklebarney Woods County Park, and Viking Lake State Park.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the National Weather Service.
Area Description: 
Mills; Montgomery
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov