Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
289 WWUS83 KDMX 192240 SPSDMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 540 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 IAZ016-017-025-192315- Wright IA-Cerro Gordo IA-Hancock IA- 540 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHEASTERN WRIGHT... SOUTHEASTERN HANCOCK AND SOUTHWESTERN CERRO GORDO COUNTIES THROUGH 615 PM CDT... At 539 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near Elm Lake, or 6 miles north of Clarion, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel 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... Belmond, Elm Lake, Klemme, Thornton, Meservey, Goodell, and Belmond Municipal Airport. This includes Interstate 35 near mile marker 181. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central Iowa. && LAT...LON 4296 9332 4291 9341 4291 9350 4286 9350 4274 9369 4282 9384 4308 9360 TIME...MOT...LOC 2239Z 220DEG 34KT 4282 9371 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Dodson