Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
301 WWUS83 KDMX 210912 SPSDMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 412 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 IAZ047-048-060-073-210945- Boone IA-Story IA-Polk IA-Warren IA- 412 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT POLK...SOUTHERN STORY... SOUTHEASTERN BOONE AND NORTHWESTERN WARREN COUNTIES THROUGH 445 AM CDT... At 410 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms over Ankeny, moving slowly south at 15 mph. HAZARD...Additional heavy rainfall of one to two inches per hour. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Considerable ponding of water on streets and roadways, low visibilities, and rises in small streams and creeks. This may impact travel during the morning commute. Locations impacted include... Des Moines, Ames, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive, Altoona, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Grimes, Nevada, Windsor Heights, Carlisle, Bondurant, Polk City, Huxley, Saylorville, Mitchellville, and Slater. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 67 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 113. Interstate 80 between mile markers 122 and 149. Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 4186 9327 4186 9335 4160 9335 4160 9333 4150 9333 4150 9379 4201 9380 4204 9324 TIME...MOT...LOC 0910Z 356DEG 12KT 4171 9356 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...<30 MPH $$ Small