Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 7:04PM CDT until April 23 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 23, 2026 - 5:04pm
Expires:
April 23, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Western Polk County in central Iowa...
Southwestern Story County in central Iowa...
Madison County in south central Iowa...
Southeastern Guthrie County in west central Iowa...
Southern Boone County in central Iowa...
Eastern Adair County in southwestern Iowa...
Dallas County in central Iowa...
Northwestern Warren County in south central Iowa...
* Until 800 PM CDT.
* At 704 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Bouton to Dexter to near Orient, moving east at 25
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, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive,
Waukee, Norwalk, Grimes, Perry, Winterset, Adel, Greenfield,
Windsor Heights, Polk City, Huxley, Saylorville, Madrid, Stuart,
and Dallas Center.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 near mile marker 59, between mile markers 61 and 72,
and between mile markers 99 and 103.
Interstate 80 between mile markers 89 and 133.
Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 5.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Adair, IA; Boone, IA; Dallas, IA; Guthrie, IA; Madison, IA; Polk, IA; Story, IA; Warren, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: