Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 7:09PM CDT until April 23 at 8:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 23, 2026 - 5:09pm
Expires:
April 23, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Madison County in south central Iowa...
Union County in south central Iowa...
Western Ringgold County in south central Iowa...
Adams County in southwestern Iowa...
Taylor County in southwestern Iowa...
Southern Adair County in southwestern Iowa...
* Until 815 PM CDT.
* At 708 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 4 miles southeast of Orient to 4 miles north of
Lenox to near Hopkins, moving east at 30 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...
Creston, Corning, Bedford, Lenox, Green Valley Lake, Lake Icaria,
Afton, New Market, Clearfield, Lorimor, Diagonal, Prescott,
Blockton, Gravity, Tingley, Cromwell, Arispe, Sharpsburg, Redding,
and Shannon City.
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; Adams, IA; Madison, IA; Ringgold, IA; Taylor, IA; Union, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: