890  
WWUS53 KOAX 232111  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
411 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
IAC155-232145-  
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-260423T2145Z/  
POTTAWATTAMIE IA-  
411 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 445 PM CDT  
FOR CENTRAL POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY...  
 
AT 411 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 4 MILES SOUTH OF  
UNDERWOOD, OR 9 MILES NORTHEAST OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, MOVING NORTHEAST  
AT 40 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...PUBLIC REPORTED QUARTER SIZE HAIL 2 MILES SOUTHEAST OF  
CARTER LAKE WITH THIS STORM.  
 
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND  
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
COUNCIL BLUFFS, UNDERWOOD, NEOLA, MINDEN, COUNCIL BLUFFS AIRPORT,  
MCCLELLAND, WESTON, AND ARROWHEAD PARK.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
INTERSTATE 29 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 48 AND 50.  
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.  
 
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 4125 9589 4128 9585  
4138 9580 4150 9564 4148 9554 4137 9550  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2111Z 245DEG 36KT 4132 9571  
 
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
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