Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/15/2026 10:49

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 12:49PM CDT until April 15 at 1:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 10:49am
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 11:45am
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Greene County in west central Iowa... Southern Webster County in central Iowa... Southeastern Calhoun County in west central Iowa... Southwestern Hamilton County in central Iowa... Northern Boone County in central Iowa... * Until 145 PM CDT. * At 1248 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles northeast of Ralston, or 11 miles northwest of Jefferson, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. 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... Boone, Jefferson, Ogden, Gowrie, Boone Speedway, Dayton, Grand Junction, Stratford, Scranton, Lehigh, Churdan, Farnhamville, Harcourt, Paton, Boxholm, Pilot Mound, Fraser, Ralston, Dana, and Beaver.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Boone, IA; Calhoun, IA; Greene, IA; Hamilton, IA; Webster, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA