Special Weather Statement 09/19/2024 20:59 for Iowa areas

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued September 19 at 10:59PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
September 19, 2024 - 8:59pm
Expires: 
September 19, 2024 - 9:30pm
Description: 
At 1058 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 4 miles southeast of Rock Creek Lake to 9 miles southeast of Iowa Speedway to near Monroe. Movement was southeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Newton, Pella, Grinnell, Montezuma, Monroe, Prairie City, New Sharon, Rock Creek Lake, Iowa Speedway, Lake Red Rock, Sully, Kellogg, Lynnville, Oakland Acres, Reasnor, Searsboro, Pella Municipal Airport, Grinnell Regional Airport, Rock Creek State Park, and Newton Municipal Airport. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 165 and 188.
Instruction: 
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Area Description: 
Jasper; Poweshiek; Marion; Mahaska
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA