157  
WWUS53 KOAX 232104  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
404 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
IAC155-232145-  
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-260423T2145Z/  
POTTAWATTAMIE IA-  
404 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT  
FOR WESTERN POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY...  
 
AT 403 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER EPPLEY  
AIRFIELD, OR 4 MILES NORTH OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 35  
MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL IN OMAHA WITH THIS STORM.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
COUNCIL BLUFFS, CARTER LAKE, UNDERWOOD, NEOLA, CRESCENT, MINDEN,  
COUNCIL BLUFFS AIRPORT, EPPLEY AIRFIELD, MCCLELLAND, WESTON,  
ARROWHEAD PARK, AND NARROWS RIVER PARK.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 48 AND 58.  
INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 3 AND 23.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 PM CDT FOR SOUTHWESTERN  
IOWA...AND EAST CENTRAL NEBRASKA.  
 
PREPARE IMMEDIATELY FOR LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS. PEOPLE OUTSIDE  
SHOULD MOVE TO A SHELTER, INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING AND AWAY FROM  
WINDOWS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 4119 9592 4123 9591 4130 9593 4130 9590  
4128 9590 4129 9587 4132 9589 4132 9592  
4150 9564 4148 9554 4137 9550  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2103Z 233DEG 31KT 4131 9586  
 
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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