568  
WWUS53 KDMX 171954  
SVSDMX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
254 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
IAC099-123-125-157-172015-  
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0082.000000T0000Z-260417T2015Z/  
POWESHIEK IA-MARION IA-MAHASKA IA-JASPER IA-  
254 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT  
FOR SOUTHWESTERN POWESHIEK...EASTERN MARION...NORTHWESTERN MAHASKA  
AND SOUTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 254 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER HARVEY, OR NEAR  
PELLA, 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...  
PELLA, NEW SHARON, LAKE RED ROCK, SULLY, LYNNVILLE, HARVEY,  
SEARSBORO, AND PELLA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT.  
 
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 4123 9305 4126 9309 4165 9281 4148 9256  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1954Z 217DEG 32KT 4135 9292  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
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