Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/14/2026 21:34

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 14 at 11:34PM CDT until April 15 at 12:15AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 14, 2026 - 9:34pm
Expires: 
April 14, 2026 - 10:15pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Poweshiek County in central Iowa... Southeastern Tama County in central Iowa... Northeastern Jasper County in central Iowa... * Until 1215 AM CDT. * At 1133 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oakland Acres, or near Grinnell, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotter reported quarter sized hail in Grinnell at 1130 PM. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Grinnell, Montezuma, Brooklyn, Rock Creek Lake, Victor, Kellogg, Holiday Lake, Malcom, Deep River, Oakland Acres, Hartwick, Guernsey, Grinnell Regional Airport, and Rock Creek State Park. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 171 and 204.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Jasper, IA; Poweshiek, IA; Tama, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA