Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 16 at 4:37PM CDT until May 16 at 5:15PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 16, 2026 - 2:37pm
Expires:
May 16, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description:
At 436 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from 7 miles east of Randolph to near Villisca, moving
northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Trained weather spotters reported quarter size hail 3 miles
south of Stanton at 435 PM CDT.
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...
Red Oak, Villisca, Stanton, Emerson, Imogene, Coburg, Hepburn,
Hacklebarney Woods County Park, and Viking Lake State Park.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Prepare immediately for large hail and deadly cloud to ground
lightning. Seek shelter inside a well-built structure. Stay away from
windows.
Area Description:
Fremont, IA; Mills, IA; Montgomery, IA; Page, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Omaha/Valley NE
Sender: