Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 10:45

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 12:45PM CDT until July 4 at 1:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 10:45am
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 11:15am
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... North central Pocahontas County in northwestern Iowa... Southern Palo Alto County in northwestern Iowa... * Until 115 PM CDT. * At 1244 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Curlew, or 6 miles southwest of Emmetsburg, moving southeast at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Emmetsburg, Silver Lake, Five Island Lake, Mallard, Ayrshire, Curlew, Rodman, and Emmetsburg Municipal Airport.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Palo Alto, IA; Pocahontas, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA