Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 6:15AM CDT until August 9 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 4:15am
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 5:00am
Description:
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Kossuth County in north central Iowa...
Northwestern Hancock County in north central Iowa...
* Until 700 AM CDT.
* At 614 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sexton, or 5
miles northeast of Algona, moving northeast at 15 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.
* Locations impacted include...
Algona, Titonka, Wesley, St. Benedict, Irvington, Sexton, Hutchins,
Algona Municipal Airport, and Aa Call State Park.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Hancock, IA; Kossuth, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov