601  
WWUS53 KDMX 171918  
SVSDMX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
218 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
IAC099-127-153-169-171945-  
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0079.000000T0000Z-260417T1945Z/  
POLK IA-STORY IA-MARSHALL IA-JASPER IA-  
218 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 245 PM CDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN POLK...SOUTHEASTERN STORY...SOUTHWESTERN MARSHALL  
AND NORTHWESTERN JASPER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 218 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER COLLINS, OR 12  
MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEVADA, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
ANKENY, BONDURANT, SAYLORVILLE, STATE CENTER, BAXTER, MAXWELL, COLO,  
ELKHART, COLLINS, RHODES, MINGO, AND ANKENY REGIONAL AIRPORT.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 35 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 89 AND 96.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR CENTRAL IOWA.  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4167 9357 4173 9362 4192 9344 4210 9323  
4184 9304  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1918Z 236DEG 32KT 4187 9332  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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