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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Mon 07/15/2024 06:29 PM EDT

End Time

Mon 07/15/2024 07:00 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

3 mi S of Grimes, IA

Storm Motion

Moving SE at 46 mph

Impacts

High impact

Hail threatradar indicated
Max hail size1.00 in
Wind threatradar indicated
Max wind gust60 mph

Locations Affected

Des Moines, IA ∙ West Des Moines, IA ∙ Norwalk, IA ∙ Lambs Grove, IA ∙ Berwick, IA ∙ Maxwell, IA ∙ Ira, IA ∙ Polk City, IA ∙ Alleman, IA ∙ Haverhill, IA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Des Moines IA 529 PM CDT Mon Jul 15 2024 The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Polk County in central Iowa... Southeastern Story County in central Iowa... Southwestern Marshall County in central Iowa... Northwestern Marion County in south central Iowa... Jasper County in central Iowa... East central Dallas County in central Iowa... Northern Warren County in south central Iowa... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 529 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Haverhill to 5 miles east of Elkhart to Urbandale, moving southeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive, Newton, Indianola, Altoona, Waukee, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Grimes, Windsor Heights, Carlisle, Bondurant, Polk City, Huxley, Saylorville, and Mitchellville. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 67 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 106. Interstate 80 between mile markers 121 and 180. Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4148 9312 4135 9369 4172 9391 4192 9356 4203 9299 4175 9276 4169 9277 TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 310DEG 40KT 4195 9299 4179 9343 4165 9380 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH