Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 3:11PM CDT until July 20 at 3:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 20, 2026 - 1:11pm
Expires:
July 20, 2026 - 1:30pm
Description:
At 311 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Goodell, or 11
miles southwest of Garner, moving southeast at 50 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Public.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Garner, Belmond, Britt, Eagle Lake, Kanawha, Goldfield, Klemme,
Thornton, Corwith, Lu Verne, Meservey, Renwick, Thor, Swaledale,
Goodell, Duncan, Hardy, Hutchins, Eagle Lake State Park, and Belmond
Municipal Airport.
This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 180 and 183.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for north central
Iowa.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Area Description:
Cerro Gordo, IA; Hancock, IA; Humboldt, IA; Kossuth, IA; Wright, IA
Forcast Office:
NWS Des Moines IA
Sender: