Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 15 at 8:14PM CDT until May 15 at 9:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 15, 2026 - 6:14pm
Expires:
May 15, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
East central Kossuth County in north central Iowa...
Hancock County in north central Iowa...
Southeastern Winnebago County in north central Iowa...
* Until 915 PM CDT.
* At 813 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sexton, or 8
miles east of Algona, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Forest City, Garner, Britt, Eagle Lake, Klemme, Wesley, Leland,
Crystal Lake, Woden, Duncan, Miller, Hayfield, St. Benedict,
Sexton, Hutchins, Pilot Knob State Park, Forest City Municipal
Airport, and Eagle Lake State Park.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Hancock, IA; Kossuth, IA; Winnebago, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: