Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 2 at 2:55PM CDT until April 2 at 3:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
April 2, 2026 - 12:55pm
Expires:
April 2, 2026 - 1:45pm
Description:
SVRDMX
The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southeastern Monroe County in south central Iowa...
Northwestern Davis County in southeastern Iowa...
Wapello County in southeastern Iowa...
Southeastern Mahaska County in south central Iowa...
* Until 345 PM CDT.
* At 255 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Lake Wapello
State Park, or 12 miles northwest of Bloomfield, moving northeast
at 45 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...
Ottumwa, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, Fremont, Agency, Blakesburg,
Kirkville, and Chillicothe.
Instruction:
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM CDT for south central
and southeastern Iowa.
Area Description:
Davis, IA; Mahaska, IA; Monroe, IA; Wapello, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: