DES MOINES, Iowa—The National Weather Service Office in Des Moines has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Boone County until 4:45 p.m.
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Des Moines IA 401 PM CDT Tue May 21 2024 The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Eastern Greene County in west central Iowa... Southeastern Webster County in central Iowa... Northeastern Guthrie County in west central Iowa... Northern Boone County in central Iowa... Southwestern Hamilton County in central Iowa... * Until 445 PM CDT. * At 401 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles south of Jefferson Municipal Airport, or 6 miles southeast of Jefferson, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Boone, Jefferson, Ogden, Dayton, Grand Junction, Stratford, Rippey, Paton, Jamaica, Boxholm, Pilot Mound, Fraser, Dana, Beaver, Berkley, Jefferson Municipal Airport, and Brushy Creek St Recreation Area. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM CDT for central and west central Iowa.