Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/20/2026 12:46

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 2:46PM CDT until July 20 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 12:46pm
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Wright County in north central Iowa... Southern Kossuth County in north central Iowa... Eastern Humboldt County in north central Iowa... Hancock County in north central Iowa... Southwestern Cerro Gordo County in north central Iowa... * Until 330 PM CDT. * At 245 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of Titonka, or 10 miles northeast of Algona, moving southeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Algona, Garner, Belmond, Britt, Eagle Lake, Union Slogh, Bancroft, Kanawha, Goldfield, Burt, Klemme, Titonka, Thornton, Wesley, Livermore, Corwith, Fenton, Lu Verne, Meservey, and Renwick. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 180 and 183.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Cerro Gordo, IA; Hancock, IA; Humboldt, IA; Kossuth, IA; Wright, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA