Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 00:15

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 2:15AM CDT until July 4 at 3:00AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 12:15am
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 1:00am
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southeastern Polk County in central Iowa... Northern Warren County in south central Iowa... * Until 300 AM CDT. * At 214 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Southridge Mall, or 6 miles southeast of Des Moines, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters.reported a 58 mph wind gust at the Des Moines Airport at 214 am. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Des Moines, West Des Moines, Indianola, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Carlisle, Southridge Mall, Des Moines Int'l Airport, Hartford, Ackworth, Spring Hill, and Sandyville.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Polk, IA; Warren, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA