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WWUS53 KDMX 171948
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
248 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
IAC013-017-023-172030-
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BLACK HAWK IA-BREMER IA-BUTLER IA-
248 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN BLACK HAWK...BREMER AND SOUTHEASTERN BUTLER COUNTIES...
AT 247 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED NEAR JANESVILLE, OR 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF WAVERLY, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION. A FUNNEL CLOUD WAS REPORTED NEAR
PARKERSBURG AROUND 237 PM.
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.
THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
WAVERLY AND JANESVILLE AROUND 250 PM CDT.
DENVER AROUND 255 PM CDT.
READLYN AROUND 305 PM CDT.
TRIPOLI AROUND 310 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE
JANESVILLE, FREDERIKA, WAVERLY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AND READLYN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 4258 9265 4268 9265 4291 9227 4268 9214
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 247DEG 36KT 4266 9254
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
DONAVON
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