Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/09/2026 02:34

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 4:34AM CDT until August 9 at 5:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 9, 2026 - 2:34am
Expires: 
August 9, 2026 - 3:00am
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Western Emmet County in northwestern Iowa... * Until 500 AM CDT. * At 434 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Terril, or 10 miles southwest of Estherville, moving northeast at 20 mph. HAZARD...Golf 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... Estherville, Swan Lake, Wallingford, Gruver, Fort Defiance State Park, and Estherville Municipal Airport.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Emmet, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov