Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Central and West Central Iowa
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NOAA issued it on May 27, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Des Moines has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for 11 Iowa counties until 10:45 PM CDT on May 17, with 60 mph winds and penny-sized hail observed.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central and West Central Iowa
- Issued
- May 27, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Des Moines IA
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central and West Central Iowa.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning was issued by the National Weather Service in Des Moines IA on May 17 at 9:26 PM CDT. The alert is effective from 2026-05-17T21:26:00-05:00 until 2026-05-17T22:45:00-05:00.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Audubon, Boone, Calhoun, Carroll, Crawford, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton, Sac, and Webster counties in Iowa. Specific areas include Greene County, southern Webster County, Guthrie County, Audubon County, southeastern Sac County, southern Calhoun County, eastern Crawford County, southwestern Hamilton County, Boone County, Carroll County, and northwestern Dallas County.
What You Should Do
Remain alert for a possible tornado. Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. If you spot a tornado, go at once into the basement or a small central room in a sturdy structure.
Expected Conditions
At 9:26 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from Churdan to 4 miles south of Ralston to 7 miles east of Irwin to near Marne, moving southeast at 35 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 10:45 PM CDT on May 17, 2026. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 3:00 AM CDT for central, southwestern and west central Iowa.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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