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WWUS53 KDMX 172031
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
331 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
IAC123-125-172045-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260417T2045Z/
MARION IA-MAHASKA IA-
331 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL MARION AND NORTHWESTERN MAHASKA COUNTIES...
AT 331 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LEIGHTON, OR 7 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PELLA, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO AND QUARTER 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...
LEIGHTON AROUND 335 PM CDT.
OTHER LOCATIONS IMPACTED BY THIS TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM INCLUDE HARVEY
AND LEIGHTON.
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 4124 9285 4130 9294 4150 9276 4139 9260
TIME...MOT...LOC 2031Z 222DEG 46KT 4132 9284
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
ANSORGE
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