WWUS53 KDMX 021947
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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
247 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-
247 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
NORTHEASTERN WARREN COUNTIES...

At 247 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Valeria to 4 miles southeast of Prairie City to
Knoxville Raceway, moving east at 50 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Newton, Altoona, Pleasant Hill, Bondurant, Mitchellville, Colfax,
Monroe, Pleasantville, Prairie City, Lake Red Rock, Iowa Speedway,
Prairie Meadows, Runnells, Mingo, Lambs Grove, Reasnor, Swan,
Valeria, Prairie City Krohn Airport, and Elk Rock State Park.

This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 142 and 169.
 
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 4130 9324 4146 9336
      4167 9350 4183 9329 4166 9293
TIME...MOT...LOC 1947Z 260DEG 42KT 4175 9332 4156 9318 4135 9312 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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