468  
WWUS53 KOAX 232150  
SVSOAX  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OMAHA/VALLEY NEBRASKA  
450 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
IAC155-165-232215-  
/O.CON.KOAX.SV.W.0060.000000T0000Z-260423T2215Z/  
POTTAWATTAMIE IA-SHELBY IA-  
450 PM CDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT  
FOR EASTERN POTTAWATTAMIE AND SOUTHEASTERN SHELBY COUNTIES...  
 
AT 449 PM CDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM NEAR AVOCA TO 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF OAKLAND TO NEAR  
CARSON, MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND HALF DOLLAR SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REPORT OF QUARTER SIZED HAIL 5 MILES  
NORTHWEST OF OAKLAND AT 4:48 PM.  
 
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO  
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
OAKLAND, AVOCA, TREYNOR, CARSON, WALNUT, SHELBY, MINDEN, MACEDONIA,  
HANCOCK, OLD TOWN PARK, PRAIRIE ROSE STATE PARK, FARM CREEK PUBLIC  
WILDLIFE AREA, BOTNA BEND PARK, NISHNA BEND RECREATION AREA, AND ELK  
HORN CREEK RECREATION AREA.  
 
THIS INCLUDES INTERSTATE 80 IN IOWA BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 31 AND 48.  
 
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 4150 9504 4150 9516 4117 9516 4116 9568  
4129 9563 4148 9558 4166 9510 4160 9509  
4160 9504  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 270DEG 29KT 4147 9536 4134 9537 4123 9544  
 
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 

 
 
WOOD  
 
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