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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1218 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024

IAZ048-060-260545-
Story IA-Polk IA-
1218 AM CDT Sun May 26 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHERN POLK AND SOUTH CENTRAL
STORY COUNTIES THROUGH 1245 AM CDT...

At 1218 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Saylorville, or over Ankeny, moving northeast at 35 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Des Moines, Ankeny, Johnston, Bondurant, Polk City, Huxley,
Saylorville, Saylorville Lake, Cambridge, Elkhart, Alleman,
Weh-Weh-Neh-Kee State Park, Margo Frankel Woods State Park, and
Ankeny Regional Airport.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 between mile markers 87 and 105.
 Interstate 80 between mile markers 132 and 139.
 Interstate 235 between mile markers 13 and 14.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

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LAT...LON 4160 9359 4167 9374 4191 9359 4185 9335
      4182 9335
TIME...MOT...LOC 0518Z 216DEG 31KT 4171 9364

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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