Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Northern Taylor County, IA
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NOAA issued it on May 25, 2026, 3 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 northern Taylor County in southwestern Iowa until 6:15 PM CDT on May 16.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northern Taylor County, Iowa
- Issued
- May 25, 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 3 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northern Taylor County, 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 May 16 at 5:37 PM CDT until May 16 at 6:15 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Northern Taylor County in southwestern Iowa. Locations impacted include Gravity, Sharpsburg, Conway, and Lake Of Three Fires State Park.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 5:36 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Gravity, or 6 miles north of Bedford, moving east at 10 mph. Hazards include golf ball size hail (1.75 inches) and 60 mph wind gusts. Impacts include injury to people and animals outdoors, hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles, and wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Timeline
The warning is in effect from May 16, 2026 at 5:37 PM CDT until May 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM CDT. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 11:00 PM CDT for southwestern Iowa.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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