Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 8:09PM CDT until May 15 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 15, 2026 - 6:09pm
Expires:
May 15, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Wright County in north central Iowa...
Northern Franklin County in north central Iowa...
Southeastern Hancock County in north central Iowa...
Southern Cerro Gordo County in north central Iowa...
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 807 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Meservey, or
15 miles southeast of Garner, moving east at 20 mph.
THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR FRANKLIN, CERRO GORDO, WRIGHT, AND
HANCOCK COUNTIES.
HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured.
Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs,
siding, and vehicles.
* Locations impacted include...
Hampton, Sheffield, Rockwell, Thornton, Meservey, Swaledale,
Geneva, Goodell, Hansell, Chapin, Hampton Municipal Airport, and
Beeds Lake State Park.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 170 and 183.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Cerro Gordo, IA; Franklin, IA; Hancock, IA; Wright, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: