Iowa Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 04/23/2026 15:20

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 23 at 5:20PM CDT until April 23 at 6:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
April 23, 2026 - 3:20pm
Expires: 
April 23, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Emmet County in northwestern Iowa... Northern Kossuth County in north central Iowa... Southwestern Winnebago County in north central Iowa... Northeastern Palo Alto County in northwestern Iowa... * Until 600 PM CDT. * At 519 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Fenton, or 11 miles northwest of Algona, moving northeast at 40 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... Union Slogh, Bancroft, Swea City, Burt, Titonka, Fenton, Lakota, Lone Rock, and Ledyard.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for north central and northwestern Iowa.
Area Description: 
Emmet, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA; Winnebago, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA