Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
098 WWUS83 KDMX 200359 SPSDMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 1059 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 IAZ061-062-074-075-200430- Poweshiek IA-Marion IA-Jasper IA-Mahaska IA- 1059 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN POWESHIEK... NORTHEASTERN MARION...NORTHWESTERN MAHASKA AND SOUTHERN JASPER COUNTIES THROUGH 1130 PM CDT... At 1058 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles southeast of Rock Creek Lake to 9 miles southeast of Iowa Speedway to near Monroe. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea 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... Newton, Pella, Grinnell, Montezuma, Monroe, Prairie City, New Sharon, Rock Creek Lake, Iowa Speedway, Lake Red Rock, Sully, Kellogg, Lynnville, Oakland Acres, Reasnor, Searsboro, Pella Municipal Airport, Grinnell Regional Airport, Rock Creek State Park, and Newton Municipal Airport. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 165 and 188. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 4139 9262 4136 9299 4159 9329 4179 9282 4161 9245 TIME...MOT...LOC 0358Z 305DEG 23KT 4170 9279 4157 9289 4153 9317 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Jimenez