WUUS53 KDMX 172026 SVRDMX IAC123-135-179-172130- /O.NEW.KDMX.SV.W.0093.260417T2026Z-260417T2130Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Des Moines IA 326 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026 The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Monroe County in south central Iowa... Northern Wapello County in southeastern Iowa... Southeastern Mahaska County in south central Iowa... * Until 430 PM CDT. * At 326 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Albia, moving northeast at 35 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... Ottumwa, Albia, Eddyville, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, Fremont, Rose Hill, Kirkville, Melrose, Chillicothe, Keomah Village, Albia Municipal Airport, Oskaloosa Municipal Airport, and Lake Keomah State Park. 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 800 PM CDT for south central and southeastern Iowa. && LAT...LON 4106 9223 4090 9293 4090 9302 4100 9310 4102 9310 4135 9241 4116 9241 4116 9228 TIME...MOT...LOC 2026Z 242DEG 30KT 4103 9285 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ Ansorge