Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
301 WWUS83 KDMX 210715 SPSDMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 215 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 IAZ045-046-057-058-210815- Audubon IA-Guthrie IA-Greene IA-Carroll IA- 215 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN GREENE...GUTHRIE... AUDUBON AND SOUTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTIES THROUGH 315 AM CDT... At 214 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms with the leading edge 8 miles northwest of Lake Panorama, or 9 miles north of Guthrie Center, generally moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and additional heavy rainfall of one to two inches in an hour. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Ponding of water on roadways, low visibilities, and rises in small streams and creeks. Locations impacted include... Audubon, Guthrie Center, Coon Rapids, Panora, Lake Panorama, Exira, Elk Horn, Bayard, Kimballton, Bagley, Yale, Jamaica, Brayton, Lakin Slough Game Management Area, Audubon County Airport, and Springbrook State Park. 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 4181 9509 4199 9428 4160 9428 4152 9504 4160 9504 4160 9509 TIME...MOT...LOC 0714Z 240DEG 21KT 4182 9450 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Small