Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
002 WWUS83 KDMX 192101 SPSDMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 401 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 IAZ004-005-192130- Kossuth IA-Emmet IA- 401 PM CDT Thu Sep 19 2024 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN EMMET AND NORTHWESTERN KOSSUTH COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM CDT... At 401 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles east of Swan Lake, or 15 miles east of Estherville, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 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... Armstrong, Bancroft, Swea City, and Ringsted. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central and northwestern Iowa. && LAT...LON 4349 9421 4326 9419 4326 9461 4338 9465 TIME...MOT...LOC 2101Z 256DEG 31KT 4332 9453 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ Dodson