Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 01:25

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 3:25AM CDT until July 4 at 4:15AM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 1:25am
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 2:15am
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Lucas County in south central Iowa... Monroe County in south central Iowa... Northern Davis County in southeastern Iowa... Wapello County in southeastern Iowa... Southeastern Mahaska County in south central Iowa... Northeastern Appanoose County in south central Iowa... * Until 415 AM CDT. * At 325 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from Fremont to Chillicothe to Albia Municipal Airport to 5 miles east of Melrose, moving southeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Albia, Eddyville, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, Eldon, Fremont, Agency, University Park, Blakesburg, Kirkville, Floris, Melrose, Chillicothe, Albia Municipal Airport, and Oskaloosa Municipal Airport.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Appanoose, IA; Davis, IA; Lucas, IA; Mahaska, IA; Monroe, IA; Wapello, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA