982  
WWUS53 KDMX 282223  
SVSDMX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
523 PM CDT MON APR 28 2025  
 
IAC063-147-282245-  
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0073.000000T0000Z-250428T2245Z/  
EMMET IA-PALO ALTO IA-  
523 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 523 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER LOST ISLAND  
LAKE STATE PARK, OR 10 MILES NORTHWEST OF EMMETSBURG, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 60 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, SWAN LAKE, LOST ISLAND LAKE  
STATE PARK, INGHAM LAKE, ARMSTRONG, RUTHVEN, OKAMANPEDAN STATE PARK,  
WOLDEN COUNTY PARK, RINGSTED, HIGH LAKE, DOLLIVER, LOST ISLAND LAKE,  
WALLINGFORD, ESTHERVILLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GRUVER, AND ESTHERVILLE.  
 
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.  
 
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE  
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER, INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM  
WINDOWS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4350 9444 4326 9444 4307 9491 4333 9491  
4350 9466  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2223Z 242DEG 51KT 4319 9487  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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