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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1135 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

IAZ015-220515-
Palo Alto IA-
1135 PM CDT Fri Jun 21 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT PALO ALTO COUNTY THROUGH 1215 AM
CDT...

At 1134 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 5
miles northwest of Silver Lake, or 10 miles southeast of Spencer In
Clay County, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph, pea size hail, and very heavy
         rainfall of three inches or more.

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...
Emmetsburg, Five Island Lake, Silver Lake, Rush Lake, Lost Island
Lake, Graettinger, West Bend, Ruthven, Mallard, Ayrshire, Cylinder,
Curlew, Rodman, Kearney State Park, Lost Island Lake State Park, and
Emmetsburg Municipal Airport.

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.

If on or near a lake, get out of the water and move indoors or
inside a vehicle. Remember, lightning can strike out to 10 miles
from the parent thunderstorm. If you can hear thunder, you are close
enough to be struck by lightning. Move to safe shelter now! Do not
be caught on the water in a thunderstorm.

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LAT...LON 4325 9445 4291 9445 4292 9492 4325 9491
      4326 9462
TIME...MOT...LOC 0434Z 267DEG 22KT 4308 9497

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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