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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
824 PM CDT Thu Apr 23 2026

The National Weather Service in Des Moines has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Polk County in central Iowa...
  Marion County in south central Iowa...
  Southwestern Jasper County in central Iowa...
  Warren County in south central Iowa...

* Until 930 PM CDT.

* At 824 PM CDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Mitchellville to near Pleasantville to 5 miles
  south of Otter Creek County Park, moving east at 30 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...
  Des Moines, Newton, Indianola, Altoona, Pella, Pleasant Hill,
  Knoxville, Carlisle, Mitchellville, Colfax, Monroe, Pleasantville,
  Prairie City, Melcher-Dallas, Southridge Mall, Adventureland
  Amusement Park, Iowa Speedway, Prairie Meadows, Iowa State
  Fairgrounds, and Knoxville Raceway.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 35 between mile markers 43 and 44.
 Interstate 80 between mile markers 139 and 147, between mile markers
151 and 154, and between mile markers 157 and 173.
 Interstate 235 between mile markers 11 and 12.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Intense thunderstorm lines can produce brief tornadoes and widespread
significant wind damage. Although a tornado is not immediately
likely, it is best to move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. These storms may cause serious injury and significant
property damage.

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LAT...LON 4116 9379 4143 9367 4166 9355 4172 9290
      4139 9289 4116 9318
TIME...MOT...LOC 0124Z 270DEG 25KT 4161 9338 4139 9332 4117 9356

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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Dodson