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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1206 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

IAZ015-023-024-210530-
Humboldt IA-Palo Alto IA-Pocahontas IA-
1206 AM CDT Tue May 21 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT POCAHONTAS...NORTHWESTERN
HUMBOLDT AND SOUTHEASTERN PALO ALTO COUNTIES THROUGH 1230 AM CDT...

At 1205 AM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Pocahontas, moving northeast at 25 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail and additional
         heavy rainfall of one to two inches.

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...
Pocahontas, Rolfe, Gilmore City, Bode, Palmer, Havelock, Bradgate,
Plover, Ottosen, and Pocahontas Municipal Airport.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 4294 9444 4291 9444 4291 9437 4284 9424
      4257 9456 4270 9484 4300 9455
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 216DEG 21KT 4272 9467

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

$$

Jimenez