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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
1027 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-
1027 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 1026 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Creston
Municipal Airport, or 6 miles southeast of Creston, moving east at 25
mph.

HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated. At 10:19 pm, a 76 mph wind was reported 
         east of Lenox by the public.

IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable 
         tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, 
         roofs, and outbuildings.

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 0326Z 265DEG 22KT 4099 9429 

THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH

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