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WWUS53 KDMX 290433
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
1133 PM CDT MON JUL 28 2025
IAC063-109-147-290445-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0176.000000T0000Z-250729T0445Z/
EMMET IA-KOSSUTH IA-PALO ALTO IA-
1133 PM CDT MON JUL 28 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT
FOR EMMET...KOSSUTH AND PALO ALTO COUNTIES...
AT 1131 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR IOWA LAKE TO NEAR BANCROFT TO NEAR IRVINGTON,
MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
THESE ARE DESTRUCTIVE STORMS FOR PARTS OF SOUTHERN EMMET, NORTHERN
PALO ALTO, AND CENTRAL KOSSUTH COUNTIES INCLUDING ALGONA.
HAZARD...80 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...AUTOMATED AND PERSONAL WEATHER STATIONS. EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT REPORTED A 75 MPH WIND GUST AROUND 1130 PM NEAR
ALGONA.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE HEAVILY DAMAGED. EXPECT
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES.
EXTENSIVE TREE DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
ESTHERVILLE, ALGONA, EMMETSBURG, SWAN LAKE, FIVE ISLAND LAKE, INGHAM
LAKE, IOWA LAKE, UNION SLOGH, HIGH LAKE, LOST ISLAND LAKE,
OKAMANPEDAN LAKE, SILVER LAKE, RUSH LAKE, ARMSTRONG, GRAETTINGER,
WEST BEND, RUTHVEN, BANCROFT, SWEA CITY, AND BURT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THESE STORMS ARE PRODUCING WIDESPREAD
WIND DAMAGE ACROSS NORTHWESTERN IOWA. SEEK SHELTER NOW INSIDE A
STURDY STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
INTENSE THUNDERSTORM LINES CAN PRODUCE BRIEF TORNADOES AND WIDESPREAD
SIGNIFICANT WIND DAMAGE. ALTHOUGH A TORNADO IS NOT IMMEDIATELY
LIKELY, IT IS BEST TO MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF
A BUILDING. THESE STORMS MAY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY AND SIGNIFICANT
PROPERTY DAMAGE.
LAT...LON 4350 9417 4325 9400 4291 9401 4291 9492
4350 9491
TIME...MOT...LOC 0431Z 267DEG 43KT 4346 9442 4326 9428 4298 9416
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...DESTRUCTIVE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...80 MPH
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