Iowa Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/20/2026 17:11

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 20 at 7:11PM CDT until July 20 at 8:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 20, 2026 - 5:11pm
Expires: 
July 20, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description: 
SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Polk County in central Iowa... Northwestern Marion County in south central Iowa... Western Jasper County in central Iowa... Northern Warren County in south central Iowa... * Until 800 PM CDT. * At 711 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Prairie Meadows, or over Altoona, moving southeast at 30 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... Des Moines, West Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, Johnston, Clive, Newton, Altoona, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Grimes, Windsor Heights, Carlisle, Bondurant, Saylorville, Mitchellville, Colfax, Monroe, Prairie City, and Granger. This includes the following highways... Interstate 35 between mile markers 61 and 72, and between mile markers 87 and 92. Interstate 80 between mile markers 122 and 164. Interstate 235 between mile markers 1 and 14.
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 and south central Iowa.
Area Description: 
Jasper, IA; Marion, IA; Polk, IA; Warren, IA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Des Moines IA