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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
233 PM CDT Thu Apr 2 2026

IAC099-125-153-181-022015-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0015.000000T0000Z-260402T2015Z/
Polk IA-Marion IA-Jasper IA-Warren IA-
233 PM CDT Thu Apr 2 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM CDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN POLK...NORTHERN MARION...WESTERN JASPER AND EASTERN
WARREN COUNTIES...

At 233 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Adventureland Amusement Park to Runnells to 5 miles
southeast of Sandyville, moving northeast at 55 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...
Des Moines, Newton, Altoona, Pleasant Hill, Carlisle, Bondurant,
Mitchellville, Colfax, Monroe, Pleasantville, Prairie City,
Southridge Mall, Adventureland Amusement Park, Iowa Speedway, Prairie
Meadows, Iowa State Fairgrounds, Principal Park, Lake Red Rock, Milo,
and Hartford.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 80 between mile markers 140 and 169.
 Interstate 235 between mile markers 9 and 12.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for central and
south central Iowa.

Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.

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LAT...LON 4151 9287 4146 9287 4122 9341 4142 9348
      4156 9366 4183 9329 4166 9293
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 218DEG 50KT 4166 9350 4152 9339 4130 9333 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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