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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
624 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2025
IAC081-189-180000-
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HANCOCK IA-WINNEBAGO IA-
624 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2025
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR NORTH
CENTRAL HANCOCK AND SOUTHEASTERN WINNEBAGO COUNTIES...
AT 623 PM CDT, A CONFIRMED TORNADO WAS LOCATED 5 MILES NORTHEAST OF
CRYSTAL LAKE, OR 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF FOREST CITY, MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...DAMAGING TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...WEATHER SPOTTERS CONFIRMED A NARROW TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN
BRIEFLY ABOUT 5 MILES WEST OF FOREST CITY AND MAY HAVE
DISSIPATED, HOWEVER CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR
ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. DAMAGE
TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE DAMAGE IS
LIKELY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
FOREST CITY, THOMPSON, AND LELAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REPEAT, A TORNADO IS ON THE GROUND. TAKE COVER NOW! MOVE TO A
BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY
BUILDING. AVOID WINDOWS. IF YOU ARE OUTDOORS, IN A MOBILE HOME, OR IN
A VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.
LAT...LON 4324 9375 4327 9379 4339 9376 4336 9360
4324 9366
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 208DEG 7KT 4329 9374
TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
LEE
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