Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 06/30/2026 00:40

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued June 30 at 2:40AM CDT until June 30 at 3:30AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
June 30, 2026 - 12:40am
Expires: 
June 30, 2026 - 1:30am
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Emmet County in northwestern Iowa... Northern Kossuth County in north central Iowa... Northern Palo Alto County in northwestern Iowa... * Until 330 AM CDT. * At 237 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Terril, or 6 miles southeast of Spirit Lake, moving east at 60 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Public. This storm is producing wind gusts of 65 to 70 mph upstream. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Estherville, Swan Lake, Ingham Lake, High Lake, Lost Island Lake, Okamanpedan Lake, Iowa Lake, Five Island Lake, Armstrong, Graettinger, Ruthven, Bancroft, Swea City, Ringsted, Fenton, Lakota, Wallingford, Ledyard, Gruver, and Dolliver.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Emmet, IA; Kossuth, IA; Palo Alto, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA