435  
WWUS53 KDMX 172001  
SVSDMX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
301 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
IAC099-127-157-171-172015-  
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260417T2015Z/  
POWESHIEK IA-MARSHALL IA-TAMA IA-JASPER IA-  
301 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026  
 
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN POWESHIEK...SOUTHEASTERN MARSHALL...SOUTHWESTERN TAMA  
AND NORTHEASTERN JASPER COUNTIES...  
 
AT 301 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO  
WAS LOCATED NEAR MESKWAKI CASINO, OR NEAR TOLEDO, MOVING EAST AT 45  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...TORNADO AND GOLF BALL SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.  
 
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...  
TOLEDO, TAMA, AND TOLEDO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AROUND 305 PM CDT.  
 
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE  
GILMAN, LE GRAND, MONTOUR, TOLEDO MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AND CHELSEA.  
 
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 4184 9281 4200 9283 4210 9249 4187 9238  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 257DEG 39KT 4195 9264  
 
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.75 IN  
 
 
 
DONAVON  
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