Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/14/2026 14:17

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 14 at 4:17PM CDT until April 14 at 4:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 14, 2026 - 2:17pm
Expires: 
April 14, 2026 - 2:45pm
Description: 
At 417 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Waterloo, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Evansdale, Jesup, Hudson, Elk Run Heights, Waterloo Municipal Airport, Crossroads Mall, Uni-Dome And McLeod Center, Washburn, Dunkerton, Raymond, Gilbertville, and George Wyth State Park. This includes Interstate 380 between mile markers 60 and 73.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for northeastern Iowa. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Black Hawk, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA