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Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Status

New Event Expired

Start Time

Mon 04/28/2025 09:51 PM EDT

End Time

Mon 04/28/2025 10:15 PM EDT

Significance

Warning

Storm Location

3 mi SW of Ayrshire, IA

Storm Motion

Moving ENE at 52 mph

Impacts

High impact

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

Locations Affected

Cylinder, IA ∙ Ruthven, IA ∙ Five Island Lake, IA ∙ Emmetsburg, IA ∙ Curlew, IA ∙ Rodman, IA ∙ Ayrshire, IA

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Des Moines IA 851 PM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025 The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Palo Alto County in northwestern Iowa... * Until 915 PM CDT. * At 851 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Silver Lake, or 12 miles southwest of Emmetsburg, moving northeast at 50 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... Silver Lake, Ruthven, Cylinder, Ayrshire, Kearney State Park, Curlew, Emmetsburg Municipal Airport, Rush Lake, Rodman, Five Island Lake, Emmetsburg, and Mallard. 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 1100 PM CDT for northwestern Iowa. A Tornado Watch also remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for north central Iowa. && LAT...LON 4324 9444 4299 9444 4291 9483 4291 9491 4313 9491 4325 9470 TIME...MOT...LOC 0151Z 247DEG 45KT 4301 9488 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH