372  
WWUS53 KDMX 282204  
SVSDMX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
504 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
IAC063-147-282245-  
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-250428T2245Z/  
EMMET IA-PALO ALTO IA-  
504 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM CDT  
FOR EMMET AND NORTHWESTERN PALO ALTO COUNTIES...  
 
AT 503 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GRUVER, OR 5  
MILES EAST OF ESTHERVILLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
GRAETTINGER, IOWA LAKE, OKAMANPEDAN LAKE, FORT DEFIANCE STATE PARK,  
SWAN LAKE, LOST ISLAND LAKE STATE PARK, ESTHERVILLE, INGHAM LAKE,  
ARMSTRONG, RUTHVEN, OKAMANPEDAN STATE PARK, WOLDEN COUNTY PARK,  
RINGSTED, HIGH LAKE, DOLLIVER, LOST ISLAND LAKE, WALLINGFORD,  
ESTHERVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AND GRUVER.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN  
IOWA. A TORNADO WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM CDT FOR  
NORTH CENTRAL IOWA.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4350 9444 4326 9444 4307 9491 4342 9491  
4350 9476  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2203Z 238DEG 40KT 4340 9473  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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