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Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Des Moines IA
648 PM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025

IAC109-189-290030-
/O.CON.KDMX.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-250429T0030Z/
Kossuth IA-Winnebago IA-
648 PM CDT Mon Apr 28 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM CDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN KOSSUTH AND WINNEBAGO COUNTIES...

At 647 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Buffalo Center,
or 16 miles northwest of Forest City, moving east at 45 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Emergency management. At 647 pm Winnebago County Emergency 
         Management reported quarter sized hail 2 miles west of 
         Buffalo Center along Highway 9.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind 
         damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Lake Mills Municipal Airport, Hogsback Wildlife Area, Leland,
Scarville, Thompson, Lake Mills, Rake, Buffalo Center, Lakota, Rice
Lake, and Rice Lake State Park.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1100 PM CDT for north central
Iowa.

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.

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LAT...LON 4330 9350 4330 9412 4344 9415 4350 9393
      4350 9350
TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 258DEG 38KT 4337 9393 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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