Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/28/2026 05:16

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 28 at 7:16AM CDT until June 28 at 8:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 28, 2026 - 5:16am
Expires: 
June 28, 2026 - 6:00am
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Emmet County in northwestern Iowa... Northern Pocahontas County in northwestern Iowa... Kossuth County in north central Iowa... Northern Humboldt County in north central Iowa... Western Hancock County in north central Iowa... Winnebago County in north central Iowa... Palo Alto County in northwestern Iowa... * Until 800 AM CDT. * At 715 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near East Chain to 4 miles east of Five Island Lake to near Rush Lake, moving east at 35 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... Algona, Emmetsburg, Laurens, Five Island Lake, Iowa Lake, Union Slogh, Silver Lake, Rush Lake, Armstrong, Buffalo Center, Graettinger, West Bend, Bancroft, Swea City, Burt, Whittemore, Thompson, Titonka, Ringsted, and Wesley.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Emmet, IA; Hancock, IA; Humboldt, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA; Pocahontas, IA; Winnebago, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA