Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/02/2026 15:58

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 5:58PM CDT until July 2 at 6:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 2, 2026 - 3:58pm
Expires: 
July 2, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Polk County in central Iowa... Southwestern Story County in central Iowa... Southeastern Boone County in central Iowa... * Until 630 PM CDT. * At 558 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Huxley, or 7 miles south of Ames, moving northeast at 25 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ames, Nevada, Huxley, Slater, Iowa State Center, Cambridge, Alleman, Sheldahl, Kelley, and Ames Municipal Airport. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 98 and 118.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Boone, IA; Polk, IA; Story, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA