Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/23/2026 19:43

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 9:43PM CDT until April 23 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 7:43pm
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description: 
At 943 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Harvey to near Albia to Centerville, 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... Knoxville, Centerville, Albia, Rathbun Lake, Seymour, Moravia, Lovilia, Mystic, Bussey, Cincinnati, Harvey, Leighton, Exline, Hamilton, Melrose, Promise City, Numa, Rathbun, Plano, and Marysville.
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; Mahaska, IA; Marion, IA; Monroe, IA; Wayne, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA