Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/23/2026 19:40

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 9:40PM CDT until April 23 at 10:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 7:40pm
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 8:45pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Monroe County in south central Iowa... Southeastern Marion County in south central Iowa... Davis County in southeastern Iowa... Wapello County in southeastern Iowa... Mahaska County in south central Iowa... Appanoose County in south central Iowa... * Until 1045 PM CDT. * At 939 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Marysville to near Albia to near Cincinnati, moving east at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Centerville, Albia, Bloomfield, Eddyville, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, Lake Sundown, Rathbun Lake, Eldon, Fremont, Moravia, Agency, Moulton, Lovilia, Beacon, University Park, Mystic, Bussey, and Cincinnati.
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: 
Appanoose, IA; Davis, IA; Mahaska, IA; Marion, IA; Monroe, IA; Wapello, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA