Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
769 WWUS83 KDMX 210732 SPSDMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 232 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 IAZ038-039-050-210800- Black Hawk IA-Tama IA-Grundy IA- 232 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHERN BLACK HAWK...TAMA AND SOUTHEASTERN GRUNDY COUNTIES THROUGH 300 AM CDT... At 232 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Traer, or 12 miles north of Toledo, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and up to nickel size hail and additional rainfall up to one inch per hour. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Ponding of water on roadways, low visibilities, and rises in small streams and creeks. Locations impacted include... Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Toledo, Evansdale, Tama, La Porte City, Hudson, Traer, Reinbeck, Dysart, Elk Run Heights, Crossroads Mall, Waterloo Municipal Airport, Gladbrook, Washburn, Gilbertville, Garwin, Clutier, Lincoln, and Tf Clark State Park. This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 68 and 73. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4230 9230 4205 9230 4196 9258 4219 9277 4221 9277 4221 9278 4223 9280 4256 9237 4230 9206 TIME...MOT...LOC 0732Z 224DEG 38KT 4216 9249 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Small