Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 8:58AM CDT until August 9 at 9:15AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 6:58am
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 7:15am
Description:
At 858 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Hansell to near Popejoy to near Big Wall Lake, moving
southeast 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, Big Wall Lake, Dows, Latimer, Coulter, Geneva, Bradford,
Hansell, Popejoy, Hampton Municipal Airport, and Beeds Lake State
Park.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 149 and 168.
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