Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 6:14PM CDT until May 15 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 15, 2026 - 4:14pm
Expires:
May 15, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description:
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Pocahontas County in northwestern Iowa...
Southern Kossuth County in north central Iowa...
Northwestern Humboldt County in north central Iowa...
Southeastern Palo Alto County in northwestern Iowa...
* Until 700 PM CDT.
* At 614 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ottosen, or
13 miles southwest of Algona, moving northeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage
to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Algona, West Bend, Wesley, Corwith, Bode, Lu Verne, St. Joseph,
Ottosen, St. Benedict, Irvington, Sexton, Stinson Prairie State
Park, Algona Municipal Airport, and Aa Call State Park.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Humboldt, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA; Pocahontas, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: