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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1020 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
IAC003-159-173-175-180345-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0036.000000T0000Z-250418T0345Z/
Union IA-Ringgold IA-Adams IA-Taylor IA-
1020 PM CDT Thu Apr 17 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM CDT
FOR UNION...NORTHWESTERN RINGGOLD...EASTERN ADAMS AND NORTHEASTERN
TAYLOR COUNTIES...
At 1020 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Creston
Municipal Airport, or 5 miles southeast of Creston, 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...
Lenox, Arispe, Green Valley Lake, Kent, Tingley, Green Valley Lake
State Park, Creston Municipal Airport, Shannon City, Creston, Afton,
and Cromwell.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until midnight CDT for south
central and southwestern Iowa.
A tornado watch remains in effect for the warned area. Tornadoes can
develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Although a tornado is not
immediately likely, if one is spotted act quickly and move to a place
of safety inside a sturdy structure, such as a basement or small
interior room.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
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LAT...LON 4084 9456 4114 9459 4116 9420 4116 9416
4085 9415
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 265DEG 26KT 4099 9431
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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