Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 18 at 7:41PM CDT until May 18 at 8:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 18, 2026 - 5:41pm
Expires:
May 18, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Polk County in central Iowa...
Northwestern Jasper County in central Iowa...
North central Warren County in south central Iowa...
* Until 830 PM CDT.
* At 741 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Principal
Park, or over Des Moines, moving northeast at 45 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive,
Altoona, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Windsor Heights, Bondurant,
Saylorville, Mitchellville, Colfax, Southridge Mall, Adventureland
Amusement Park, Merle Hay Mall, Iowa Events Center, Prairie
Meadows, and Iowa State Fairgrounds.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 35 between mile markers 70 and 72, and between mile
markers 87 and 93.
Interstate 80 between mile markers 122 and 126, and between mile
markers 130 and 158.
Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
Jasper, IA; Polk, IA; Warren, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: