821 WWUS83 KDMX 231915 SPSDMX Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Des Moines IA 215 PM CDT Sat Sep 23 2023 IAZ005>007-016-017-024>026-035>037-232015- Hamilton IA-Humboldt IA-Wright IA-Cerro Gordo IA-Kossuth IA- Winnebago IA-Worth IA-Webster IA-Hardin IA-Franklin IA-Hancock IA- 215 PM CDT Sat Sep 23 2023 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT HARDIN...EASTERN WEBSTER... SOUTHERN WORTH...WRIGHT...FRANKLIN...SOUTHEASTERN KOSSUTH...EASTERN HUMBOLDT...HANCOCK...HAMILTON...CERRO GORDO AND SOUTHEASTERN WINNEBAGO COUNTIES THROUGH 315 PM CDT... At 214 PM CDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 6 miles southwest of Garner to 8 miles south of Webster City. Movement was northeast at 55 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and penny 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... Mason City, Fort Dodge, Webster City, Iowa Falls, Hampton, Forest City, Garner, Clarion, Eldora, Eagle Grove, Belmond, Britt, Ackley, Nora Springs, Manly, Jewell Junction, Sheffield, Rockwell, Clear Lake, and Big Wall Lake. This includes Interstate 35 between mile markers 127 and 208. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM CDT for central and north central Iowa. && LAT...LON 4341 9302 4221 9304 4221 9417 4306 9417 4347 9303 TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 228DEG 48KT 4303 9369 4234 9382 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH $$ Hagenhoff