Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

New Hartford, IA ∙ Gifford, IA ∙ Cedar Falls, IA ∙ Wellsburg, IA ∙ Packard, IA ∙ Plainfield, IA ∙ Ackley, IA ∙ Greene, IA ∙ Dike, IA ∙ Eldora, IA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Des Moines IA 517 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024 The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Hardin County in central Iowa... Western Black Hawk County in northeastern Iowa... Northwestern Tama County in central Iowa... Western Bremer County in northeastern Iowa... Eastern Franklin County in north central Iowa... Grundy County in central Iowa... Butler County in north central Iowa... * Until 615 PM CDT. * At 516 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Dougherty to 5 miles north of Zearing, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Waverly, Eldora, Grundy Center, Allison, Hudson, Parkersburg, Reinbeck, Ackley, Clarksville, Shell Rock, Dike, Greene, Aplington, Uni-Dome And McLeod Center, Janesville, Wellsburg, Dumont, and New Hartford. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central, north central and northeastern Iowa. && LAT...LON 4230 9243 4221 9309 4221 9327 4222 9327 4291 9303 4291 9240 TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 245DEG 36KT 4290 9302 4223 9327 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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