Ute Warnings, Watches and Advisories

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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 30 at 6:41PM CDT until April 30 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Decatur County in south central Iowa... Southwestern Madison County in south central Iowa... Union County in south central Iowa... Northeastern Ringgold County in south central Iowa... Southwestern Clarke County in south central Iowa... Southeastern Adair County in southwestern Iowa... * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 641 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Green Valley Lake, or near Creston, moving east at 55 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Creston, Green Valley Lake, Sun Valley Lake, Afton, Orient, Lorimor, Tingley, Macksburg, Arispe, Shannon City, Thayer, Creston Municipal Airport, and Green Valley Lake State Park.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 30 at 6:38PM CDT until April 30 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

At 637 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Conway, or 10 miles northeast of Bedford, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Creston, Corning, Lenox, Lake Icaria, Green Valley Lake, Prescott, Cromwell, Kent, Green Valley Lake State Park, Creston Municipal Airport, Lake Icaria State Park, and Corning Municipal Airport.

Tornado Watch issued April 30 at 6:27PM CDT until April 30 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

TORNADO WATCH 163 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 27 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL IOWA BOONE DALLAS HAMILTON HARDIN JASPER MARSHALL POLK POWESHIEK STORY TAMA IN SOUTH CENTRAL IOWA APPANOOSE CLARKE DECATUR LUCAS MADISON MAHASKA MARION MONROE RINGGOLD UNION WARREN WAYNE IN SOUTHEAST IOWA DAVIS WAPELLO IN SOUTHWEST IOWA ADAIR ADAMS TAYLOR THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ACKLEY, ADAIR, ADEL, ALBIA, ALLERTON, AMES, BEDFORD, BLOOMFIELD, BOONE, CARLISLE, CENTERVILLE, CHARITON, CORNING, CORYDON, CRESTON, DES MOINES, DYSART, EARLHAM, ELDORA, FONTANELLE, GLADBROOK, GREENFIELD, GRINNELL, HUMESTON, INDIANOLA, IOWA FALLS, KNOXVILLE, LAMONI, LENOX, LEON, MARSHALLTOWN, MOUNT AYR, NEW MARKET, NEWTON, NORWALK, OSCEOLA, OSKALOOSA, OTTUMWA, PELLA, PERRY, SEYMOUR, STUART, TAMA, TOLEDO, TRAER, WAUKEE, WEBSTER CITY, AND WINTERSET. * PRIMARY THREATS INCLUDE... A FEW TORNADOES POSSIBLE. SCATTERED DAMAGING WINDS AND ISOLATED SIGNIFICANT GUSTS TO 80 MPH LIKELY. SCATTERED LARGE HAIL AND ISOLATED VERY LARGE HAIL EVENTS TO 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER LIKELY.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 30 at 6:26PM CDT until April 30 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southern Lucas County in south central Iowa... Northern Decatur County in south central Iowa... Northern Wayne County in south central Iowa... Southern Clarke County in south central Iowa... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 625 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Grand River, or 7 miles northwest of Leon, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Osceola, Chariton, Leon, Corydon, Russell, Humeston, Van Wert, Lucas, Garden Grove, Woodburn, Decatur City, Williamson, Weldon, Derby, Millerton, Le Roy, Red Haw Lake State Park, and Chariton Municipal Airport. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 11 and 34.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 30 at 6:24PM CDT until April 30 at 7:15PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Story County in central Iowa... Marshall County in central Iowa... Southern Hardin County in central Iowa... Boone County in central Iowa... Southeastern Hamilton County in central Iowa... * Until 715 PM CDT. * At 624 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ledges State Park, or near Boone, moving east at 65 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Trained weather spotters. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Ames, Marshalltown, Boone, Nevada, Eldora, Story City, Huxley, Madrid, Ogden, Slater, State Center, Roland, Gilbert, Iowa State Center, Boone Speedway, Colo, Hubbard, Melbourne, Cambridge, and Zearing. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 104 and 129.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued April 30 at 6:23PM CDT until April 30 at 7:30PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

SVRDMX The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Lucas County in south central Iowa... Southeastern Madison County in south central Iowa... Western Marion County in south central Iowa... Northern Clarke County in south central Iowa... Warren County in south central Iowa... * Until 730 PM CDT. * At 623 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near St. Marys, or 10 miles southwest of Indianola, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Indianola, Winterset, Osceola, Carlisle, Pleasantville, Melcher-Dallas, Lakeside Casino, Avenue Of The Saints Event Center, Milo, Hartford, Murray, St. Charles, New Virginia, Truro, Martensdale, Lacona, Williamson, Patterson, St. Marys, and East Peru. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 34 and 60.

Special Weather Statement issued April 30 at 6:10PM CDT by NWS Des Moines IA

At 610 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7 miles southeast of Five Island Lake, or 7 miles east of Emmetsburg, moving northeast at 60 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and nickel size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible. Locations impacted include... Algona, Emmetsburg, Five Island Lake, Union Slogh, Buffalo Center, West Bend, Bancroft, Burt, Whittemore, Thompson, Titonka, Fenton, Lakota, Rake, Lone Rock, Ledyard, Cylinder, Rodman, Kearney State Park, and Stinson Prairie State Park.

Tornado Watch issued April 30 at 6:03PM CDT until April 30 at 10:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

TORNADO WATCH 163 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN IOWA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN SOUTHWEST IOWA FREMONT MONTGOMERY PAGE IN NEBRASKA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST NEBRASKA NEMAHA RICHARDSON THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AUBURN, CLARINDA, FALLS CITY, FARRAGUT, HAMBURG, RED OAK, SHENANDOAH, SIDNEY, AND TABOR.

Flood Advisory issued April 30 at 3:49PM CDT until April 30 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Omaha/Valley NE

* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southwest Iowa, including the following county, Harrison. * WHEN...Until 700 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...Minor flooding in low-lying and poor drainage areas. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 349 PM CDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Minor flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the advisory area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Mondamin. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood

Flood Warning issued April 30 at 8:50AM CDT until May 3 at 1:00PM CDT by NWS Sioux Falls SD

...The National Weather Service in Sioux Falls SD has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers in Iowa... Little Sioux River near Milford affecting Dickinson County. * WHAT...Minor flooding is forecast. * WHERE...Little Sioux River near Milford. * WHEN...From this evening to early Friday afternoon. * IMPACTS...At 12.0 feet, minor flooding of low lying agricultural lands begins. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 7:00 AM CDT Tuesday the stage was 11.9 feet. - Forecast...The river is expected to rise above flood stage late this afternoon or evening and rise to a crest of 12.2 feet tomorrow morning. It will then fall below flood stage early Thursday afternoon dependent on rainfall over the next 48 hours. - Flood stage is 12.0 feet. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood