Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/20/2026 16:12

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 6:12PM CDT until July 20 at 6:45PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 4:12pm
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description: 
At 612 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Malcom, or 9 miles north of Montezuma, moving southeast at 40 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... Montezuma, Brooklyn, Holiday Lake, Malcom, and Guernsey. This includes Interstate 80 between mile markers 189 and 204.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central Iowa. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
Poweshiek, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA