Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 09/14/2026 23:19

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 15 at 1:19AM CDT until September 15 at 2:00AM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
September 14, 2026 - 11:19pm
Expires: 
September 15, 2026 - 12:00am
Description: 
At 119 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 3 miles north of Minden, or 15 miles southwest of Harlan, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Harlan, Avoca, Neola, Walnut, Shelby, Minden, Persia, Portsmouth, Tennant, Prairie Rose State Park, Nishna Bend Recreation Area, Elk Horn Creek Recreation Area, Jacksonville, and Arrowhead Park. This includes Interstate 80 in Iowa between mile markers 20 and 48.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Harrison, IA; Pottawattamie, IA; Shelby, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov