Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Watch | Effective 08/07/2026 17:53

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 7 at 7:53PM CDT until August 7 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
August 7, 2026 - 5:53pm
Expires: 
August 7, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 541 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 8 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA DALLAS JASPER POLK POWESHIEK IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA MADISON MAHASKA MARION WARREN THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ADEL, CARLISLE, DES MOINES, EARLHAM, GRINNELL, INDIANOLA, KNOXVILLE, NEWTON, NORWALK, OSKALOOSA, PELLA, PERRY, WAUKEE, AND WINTERSET. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2 INCHES IN DIAMETER POSSIBLE. SCATTERED DAMAGING WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE.
Area Description: 
Dallas, IA; Jasper, IA; Madison, IA; Mahaska, IA; Marion, IA; Polk, IA; Poweshiek, IA; Warren, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov