448  
WUUS53 KDMX 180350  
SVRDMX  
IAC153-181-180415-  
/O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0040.250418T0350Z-250418T0415Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
1050 PM CDT THU APR 17 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DES MOINES HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...  
SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY IN CENTRAL IOWA...  
NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA...  
 
* UNTIL 1115 PM CDT.  
 
* AT 1050 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER NORWALK,  
MOVING EAST AT 35 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...  
SOUTHRIDGE MALL, SPRING HILL, MARTENSDALE, DES MOINES INT'L  
AIRPORT, CUMMING, CARLISLE, PLEASANT HILL, NORWALK, HARTFORD,  
BEVINGTON, DES MOINES, INDIANOLA, ALTOONA, AND WEST DES MOINES.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 58 AND 67.  
 
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 MIDNIGHT CDT FOR SOUTH  
CENTRAL IOWA.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4136 9379 4151 9379 4162 9344 4142 9338  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 260DEG 31KT 4147 9368  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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