Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/15/2026 14:40

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 15 at 4:40PM CDT until April 15 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 2:40pm
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Polk County in central Iowa... Northwestern Jasper County in central Iowa... * Until 515 PM CDT. * At 440 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Bondurant, or 6 miles northeast of Altoona, moving east at 15 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Bondurant, Mitchellville, Colfax, Baxter, Mingo, and Valeria. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 148 and 161.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central Iowa.
Area Description: 
Jasper, IA; Polk, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA