Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
Issued by NWS Des Moines, IA
314 WWUS53 KDMX 090023 SVSDMX Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 723 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 IAC015-049-153-169-090100- /O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-240509T0100Z/ Polk IA-Story IA-Boone IA-Dallas IA- 723 PM CDT Wed May 8 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM CDT FOR NORTHWESTERN POLK...SOUTHWESTERN STORY...SOUTHEASTERN BOONE AND NORTHEASTERN DALLAS COUNTIES... At 722 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Granger, or 7 miles northwest of Grimes, moving northeast at 20 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... Polk City, Madrid, Dallas Center, Slater, Granger, Woodward, Big Creek Lake, Saylorville Lake, Sheldahl, and Big Creek State Park. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 4173 9377 4168 9407 4198 9388 4187 9357 TIME...MOT...LOC 0022Z 208DEG 17KT 4177 9388 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Bury