Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Ringgold and Taylor Counties in Iowa
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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 northwestern Ringgold County and northeastern Taylor County until 6:45 PM CDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- South Central and Southwestern 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 South Central and Southwestern Iowa.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service in Des Moines IA. The alert is effective from May 16 at 6:04 PM CDT until May 16 at 6:45 PM CDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Northwestern Ringgold County in south central Iowa and Northeastern Taylor County in southwestern Iowa. Locations impacted include Lenox, Clearfield, Diagonal, Sharpsburg, Conway, Benton, Maloy, and Delphos.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 6:03 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Conway, or 9 miles northeast of Bedford, moving east at 20 mph. Hazards include two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 6:45 PM CDT on May 16, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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