Special Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA

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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
610 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

IAZ005-006-015-010000-
Palo Alto IA-Kossuth IA-Winnebago IA-
610 PM CDT Tue Apr 30 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL KOSSUTH...WESTERN
WINNEBAGO AND NORTHEASTERN PALO ALTO COUNTIES THROUGH 700 PM CDT...

At 610 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southeast of Five Island Lake, or 7 miles east of Emmetsburg,
moving northeast at 60 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...
Algona, Emmetsburg, Five Island Lake, Union Slogh, Buffalo Center,
West Bend, Bancroft, Burt, Whittemore, Thompson, Titonka, Fenton,
Lakota, Rake, Lone Rock, Ledyard, Cylinder, Rodman, Kearney State
Park, and Stinson Prairie State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 4342 9364 4325 9392 4326 9397 4322 9397
      4291 9448 4312 9482 4326 9455 4325 9445
      4331 9444 4350 9405
TIME...MOT...LOC 2310Z 233DEG 53KT 4309 9454

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

$$

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