Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Five Iowa Counties
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NOAA issued it on August 9, 2026, 2 weeks 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 Franklin, Hamilton, Humboldt, Webster, and Wright counties in Iowa until 9:15 AM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- North Central Iowa
- Issued
- August 9, 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 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in North Central Iowa.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVR) has been issued by the National Weather Service in Des Moines IA. The alert is effective from 8:20 AM CDT on August 9, 2026, until 9:15 AM CDT on August 9, 2026.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Franklin County, Hamilton County, Humboldt County, Webster County, and Wright County in Iowa. Locations impacted include Hampton, Clarion, Eagle Grove, Belmond, Big Wall Lake, Elm Lake, Goldfield, Dows, Latimer, Coulter, Thor, Alexander, Vincent, Woolstock, Geneva, Rowan, Bradford, Hansell, Chapin, and Popejoy. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 149 and 175.
What You Should Do
For your protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 8:20 AM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Belmond Municipal Airport to Clarion Municipal Airport to near Thor, moving east at 35 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail (0.88 inch). Radar indicated. Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The alert is in effect from 8:20 AM CDT until 9:15 AM CDT on August 9, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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