Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
723 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

IAZ047-048-059-060-210115-
BOONE-DALLAS-POLK-STORY-
723 PM CDT MON MAY 20 2013

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HAIL...

AT 719 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 33 MILES SOUTH OF AMES...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40
MPH.

PENNY SIZE HAIL...WINDS GREATER THAN 30 MPH...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING...BRIEF MODERATE DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS
STORM.

AT 718 PM...DIME SIZE HAIL WAS REPORTED IN WEST DES MOINES.

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  URBANDALE...          SAYLORVILLE...        JOHNSTON...
  GRANGER...            SAYLORVILLE LAKE...   ANKENY AIRPORT...
  POLK CITY...          ANKENY...             SLATER...
  SHELDAHL...           ALLEMAN...            HUXLEY...
  ELKHART...            KELLEY...             CAMBRIDGE...


GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SMALL OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH BINS TO BLOW
AROUND. STAY AWAY FROM HIGH OBJECTS OUTDOORS SUCH AS TREES. SEEK
SHELTER IN A STURDY STRUCTURE UNTIL THIS STORM HAS PASSED.

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