Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/20/2026 15:48

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 5:48PM CDT until July 20 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 3:48pm
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Poweshiek County in central Iowa... Southeastern Marshall County in central Iowa... Southwestern Tama County in central Iowa... Northeastern Jasper County in central Iowa... * Until 645 PM CDT. * At 547 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gilman, or 10 miles north of Grinnell, moving southeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Grinnell, Montezuma, Brooklyn, Gilman, Holiday Lake, Malcom, Montour, Searsboro, Ferguson, Guernsey, and Grinnell Regional Airport. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 179 and 204.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central Iowa.
Area Description: 
Jasper, IA; Marshall, IA; Poweshiek, IA; Tama, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA