Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 8:38AM CDT until August 9 at 9:15AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 6:38am
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 7:15am
Description:
At 837 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Latimer to Galt to 4 miles east of Eagle Grove,
moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Hampton, Clarion, Eagle Grove, Elm Lake, Big Wall Lake, Dows,
Latimer, Coulter, Alexander, Woolstock, Geneva, Rowan, Bradford,
Hansell, Chapin, Popejoy, Galt, Beeds Lake State Park, Hampton
Municipal Airport, and Sportsman Park.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 149 and 174.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Franklin, IA; Hamilton, IA; Wright, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov