Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 17 at 2:15PM CDT until April 17 at 2:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 17, 2026 - 12:15pm
Expires:
April 17, 2026 - 12:30pm
Description:
At 214 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Drake Stadium
And Knapp Center, or over Des Moines, moving northeast at 35 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...
Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Johnston, Altoona, Pleasant
Hill, Windsor Heights, Saylorville, Prairie Meadows, Iowa State
Fairgrounds, Principal Park, Drake Stadium And Knapp Center,
Adventureland Amusement Park, Iowa Events Center, Southridge Mall,
Des Moines Int'l Airport, Weh-Weh-Neh-Kee State Park, Margo Frankel
Woods State Park, and Ankeny Regional Airport.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 between mile markers 87 and 89.
Interstate 80 between mile markers 132 and 141.
Interstate 235 between mile markers 4 and 14.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for central and
south central Iowa.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Polk, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: