972  
WWUS53 KDMX 190048  
SVSDMX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA  
748 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
IAC063-190058-  
/O.CAN.KDMX.SV.W.0325.000000T0000Z-260819T0100Z/  
EMMET IA-  
748 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN EMMET COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF  
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FOR  
NORTHWESTERN IOWA.  
 
LAT...LON 4326 9458 4323 9453 4310 9479 4326 9488  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 319DEG 22KT 4321 9474  
 
 
 
IAC147-190100-  
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0325.000000T0000Z-260819T0100Z/  
PALO ALTO IA-  
748 PM CDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT  
FOR NORTHWESTERN PALO ALTO COUNTY...  
 
AT 748 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GRAETTINGER, OR  
7 MILES NORTHWEST OF EMMETSBURG, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 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...  
FIVE ISLAND LAKE AND GRAETTINGER.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 4326 9458 4323 9453 4310 9479 4326 9488  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 319DEG 22KT 4321 9474  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
DODSON  
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