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WWUS53 KDMX 171915
SVSDMX
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
215 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
IAC049-121-181-171924-
/O.CAN.KDMX.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-260417T1930Z/
MADISON IA-DALLAS IA-WARREN IA-
215 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN MADISON...
SOUTHEASTERN DALLAS AND NORTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA.
LAT...LON 4158 9372 4172 9365 4164 9345 4151 9362
4152 9363
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 223DEG 32KT 4160 9364
IAC153-171930-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-260417T1930Z/
POLK IA-
215 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN POLK COUNTY...
AT 214 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER DRAKE STADIUM
AND KNAPP CENTER, OR OVER DES MOINES, MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
DES MOINES, WEST DES MOINES, ANKENY, JOHNSTON, ALTOONA, PLEASANT
HILL, WINDSOR HEIGHTS, SAYLORVILLE, PRAIRIE MEADOWS, IOWA STATE
FAIRGROUNDS, PRINCIPAL PARK, DRAKE STADIUM AND KNAPP CENTER,
ADVENTURELAND AMUSEMENT PARK, IOWA EVENTS CENTER, SOUTHRIDGE MALL,
DES MOINES INT'L AIRPORT, WEH-WEH-NEH-KEE STATE PARK, MARGO FRANKEL
WOODS STATE PARK, AND ANKENY REGIONAL AIRPORT.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 87 AND 89.
INTERSTATE 80 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 132 AND 141.
INTERSTATE 235 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 4 AND 14.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL AND
SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4158 9372 4172 9365 4164 9345 4151 9362
4152 9363
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 223DEG 32KT 4160 9364
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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