Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Emmet and Kossuth Counties in Iowa
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NOAA issued it on June 17, 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 eastern Emmet County and northwestern Kossuth County until 11:30 AM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Emmet and Kossuth Counties, Iowa
- Issued
- June 17, 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 Emmet and Kossuth Counties, Iowa.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Des Moines IA. Effective from June 1 at 11:06 AM CDT until June 1 at 11:30 AM CDT.
Affected Areas
Eastern Emmet County in northwestern Iowa and northwestern Kossuth County in north central Iowa. Locations impacted include Iowa Lake, Okamanpedan Lake, Swan Lake, Armstrong, Gruver, Dolliver, and Okamanpedan State Park.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 11:06 AM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Okamanpedan State Park, or 12 miles southwest of Fairmont, moving southeast at 20 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
Alert in effect from June 1 at 11:06 AM CDT until June 1 at 11:30 AM CDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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