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WWUS53 KDMX 172036
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SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
336 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
IAC125-172046-
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MARION IA-
336 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL MARION COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
THE TORNADIC 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 SOUTH CENTRAL
IOWA.
LAT...LON 4128 9280 4138 9287 4150 9276 4139 9260
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 225DEG 46KT 4137 9277
IAC123-172045-
/O.CON.KDMX.TO.W.0013.000000T0000Z-260417T2045Z/
MAHASKA IA-
336 PM CDT FRI APR 17 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 345 PM CDT FOR
NORTHWESTERN MAHASKA COUNTY...
AT 336 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO
WAS LOCATED OVER LEIGHTON, OR 7 MILES EAST OF PELLA, MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 55 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 TORNADIC THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY RURAL AREAS OF
NORTHWESTERN MAHASKA COUNTY, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
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 4128 9280 4138 9287 4150 9276 4139 9260
TIME...MOT...LOC 2036Z 225DEG 46KT 4137 9277
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
ANSORGE
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