Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
206 WWUS83 KDMX 190942 SPSDMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 442 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 IAZ023-033-034-044-191030- Calhoun IA-Sac IA-Pocahontas IA-Crawford IA- 442 AM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN POCAHONTAS...EASTERN SAC...CALHOUN AND NORTHEASTERN CRAWFORD COUNTIES THROUGH 530 AM CDT... At 441 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong thunderstorms 5 miles east of Black Hawk Lake, or 9 miles southeast of Sac City, moving northeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 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... Sac City, Rockwell City, Lake City, Manson, Lake View, South Twin Lake, Black Hawk Lake, North Twin Lake, Wall Lake, Pomeroy, Fonda, Twin Lakes, Auburn, Lytton, Somers, Knierim, Rinard, Jolley, Yetter, and Twin Lakes State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4256 9496 4256 9492 4260 9492 4267 9485 4244 9440 4240 9440 4221 9470 4221 9509 4212 9509 4221 9531 TIME...MOT...LOC 0941Z 223DEG 13KT 4230 9492 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Bury