981  
WWUS53 KDMX 171956  
SVSDMX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
256 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
IAC169-172006-  
/O.CAN.KDMX.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-260417T2015Z/  
STORY IA-  
256 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN STORY COUNTY 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 IOWA.  
 
LAT...LON 4177 9312 4211 9297 4227 9255 4185 9243  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 248DEG 39KT 4207 9271  
 
 
 
IAC099-127-157-171-172015-  
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0083.000000T0000Z-260417T2015Z/  
POWESHIEK IA-MARSHALL IA-TAMA IA-JASPER IA-  
256 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT  
FOR NORTHWESTERN POWESHIEK...EASTERN MARSHALL...WESTERN TAMA AND  
NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 256 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GARWIN, OR 8  
MILES NORTHWEST OF TOLEDO, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
MARSHALLTOWN, TOLEDO, TAMA, MESKWAKI CASINO, GLADBROOK, LE GRAND,  
GARWIN, GILMAN, MONTOUR, LAUREL, HAVERHILL, FERGUSON, GREEN MOUNTAIN,  
TOLEDO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, MARSHALLTOWN MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AND UNION  
GROVE STATE PARK.  
 
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 4177 9312 4211 9297 4227 9255 4185 9243  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1956Z 248DEG 39KT 4207 9271  
 
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE  
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
DONAVON  
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