Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
637 WWUS53 KDMX 022117 SVSDMX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 417 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 IAC099-125-022130- /O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0206.000000T0000Z-240702T2130Z/ Marion IA-Jasper IA- 417 PM CDT Tue Jul 2 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM CDT FOR EASTERN MARION AND SOUTH CENTRAL JASPER COUNTIES... At 417 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pella, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Pella, Lake Red Rock, Bussey, Harvey, Pella Municipal Airport, and Elk Rock State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central and south central Iowa. Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the basement or small central room in a sturdy structure. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4120 9287 4121 9305 4141 9306 4151 9305 4156 9287 TIME...MOT...LOC 2117Z 249DEG 32KT 4142 9292 TORNADO...POSSIBLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Fowle