Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/02/2026 20:00

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 2 at 10:00PM CDT until July 2 at 10:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 2, 2026 - 8:00pm
Expires: 
July 2, 2026 - 8:30pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Polk County in central Iowa... Southwestern Story County in central Iowa... * Until 1030 PM CDT. * At 1000 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Elkhart, or 8 miles northeast of Ankeny, moving east at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ankeny, Huxley, Slater, Maxwell, Cambridge, Elkhart, and Alleman. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 95 and 106.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Polk, IA; Story, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA